In the early colonial period, what prompted the exploration and descri…

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In the early colonial period, what prompted the exploration and description of new areas?

Accepted Answer

D. Imperial and trade interests

1. Early colonial geography was exploration and description.
2. Imperial and trade interests drove it.
3. Encyclopaedic descriptions were compiled.
_Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 1, Human Geography: Nature and Scope._

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Tourism and leisure travel

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Scientific curiosity alone

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Religious pilgrimage routes

In the early colonial period, what prompted the exploration and description of new areas?

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