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The term geography was first coined by the Greek scholar:Read the answer and worked solution →Eratosthenes lived during:Read the answer and worked solution →Geography comes from Greek roots geo and graphos, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →Early scholars defined geography as the description of the earth as the:Read the answer and worked solution →Because phenomena vary over space, geography was perceived as the study of:Read the answer and worked solution →Geography attempts spatial synthesis, while history attempts:Read the answer and worked solution →The questions what and where inventoried features. Geography became scientific with the question:Read the answer and worked solution →In geography, time is treated as the:Read the answer and worked solution →The shape of the earth is:Read the answer and worked solution →Converting the geoid into a two-dimensional map is tackled by:Read the answer and worked solution →Population geography is closely linked with the discipline of:Read the answer and worked solution →The systematic approach to geography was introduced by:Read the answer and worked solution →The regional approach to geography was developed by the German geographer:Read the answer and worked solution →Humboldt lived during:Read the answer and worked solution →The branch of physical geography devoted to landforms and their evolution is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which branch studies the realm of water over the earth's surface?Read the answer and worked solution →Geo-informatics comprises techniques such as GIS, GPS and:Read the answer and worked solution →Regional studies comprise macro, meso and:Read the answer and worked solution →Soils are formed through the process of:Read the answer and worked solution →India has developed technology to collect which mineral nodules from the ocean bed?Read the answer and worked solution →Who defined geography as the description and explanation of the areal differentiation of the earth's surface?Read the answer and worked solution →Plant geography, zoo geography and ecology together form:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch physical geographyRead the answer and worked solution →Pop human geographyRead the answer and worked solution →Run the geographersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the geography wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Natural or social scienceRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the branchesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Geography as a discipline bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The term geography was first coined by the Greek scholar:

  1. Eratosthenes
  2. Anaximander
  3. Hecataeus
  4. Aristarchus
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Correct answer: A. Eratosthenes

1. He lived from 276 to 194 BC. 2. Eratosthenes coined the word. 3. It combines geo and graphos. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 1, Geography as a Discipline._

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Eratosthenes lived during:

  1. 176 to 94 AD
  2. 276 to 194 BC
  3. 476 to 394 BC
  4. 76 to 4 BC
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Correct answer: B. 276 to 194 BC

1. He was a Greek scholar. 2. His dates are 276 to 194 BC. 3. He first used the term geography. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 1, Geography as a Discipline._

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Geography comes from Greek roots geo and graphos, meaning:

  1. Description of the earth
  2. Measurement of the earth
  3. Worship of the earth
  4. Mapping of the sky
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Correct answer: A. Description of the earth

1. Geo means earth. 2. Graphos means description. 3. Together they mean description of the earth. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 1, Geography as a Discipline._

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