alleryWhich two scholars are regarded by Hartshorne and Kerski as founders of modern geography?
AVarenius and Newton
BPtolemy and Hipparchus
CHumboldt and Ritter
DKant and Harrison
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Humboldt and Ritter
1. Geographers such as Richard Hartshorne and Joseph Kerski name two founders of modern geography.
2. They are Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Ritter.
3. The other pairs belong to earlier periods or other fields.
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