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Geography comes from Greek roots geo and graphos, meaning:

ADescription of the earth
BMeasurement of the earth
CWorship of the earth
DMapping of the sky
Answer & Solution
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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