Who proposed the 'Four traditions of Geography' in 1964?
AWilliam D. Pattison
BAlexander Humboldt
CClaudius Ptolemy
DRichard Hartshorne
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. William D. Pattison
1. William D. Pattison proposed the four traditions in 1964.
2. They are the spatial, man-land, area studies and Earth science traditions.
3. Tobler is linked to laws, Humboldt to modern geography and Eratosthenes to early geography.
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