It is believed that the science of geography originated with each of the following groups except the
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British.
British.
Egyptians.
Egyptians.
Chinese.
Chinese.
Phoenicians.
Phoenicians.
Ptolemy incorporated topography into his maps, which means that
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the political boundaries would appear on the map.
the political boundaries would appear on the map.
the average climate would appear on the map.
the average climate would appear on the map.
the land routes would appear on the map.
the land routes would appear on the map.
the mountain and valley surfaces would appear on the map.
the mountain and valley surfaces would appear on the map.
The earliest world map ever found was
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carved onto a Chinese stone tablet that emphasized direction due to the creation of a compass.
carved onto a Chinese stone tablet that emphasized direction due to the creation of a compass.
scratched onto an ancient Roman piece of slate that depicted Earth as a flat, circular disk.
scratched onto an ancient Roman piece of slate that depicted Earth as a flat, circular disk.
carved on a Babylonian clay tablet that showed Earth as a flat, circular disk.
carved on a Babylonian clay tablet that showed Earth as a flat, circular disk.
hand sketched on paper that illustrated the major landmasses and bodies of water
carved onto a Babylonian clay tablet that showed Earth as a flat, circular disk.
China’s greatest contribution to geography was
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the compass.
the compass.
the globe.
the globe.
its expertise in cartography.
its expertise in cartography.
longitude and latitude.
the compass.
The Greek-derived word “geography” means
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to draw a map.
to draw a map.
the study of land.
the study of land.
to describe the Earth.
to describe the Earth.
world knowledge.
world knowledge.
to describe the Earth.
He developed the science of geography, although he was better known for his contributions to mathematics.
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Anaximander
Anaximander
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes
Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Zheng He
Eratosthenes
He invented a globe and argued that the representation of the world as a flat, two-dimensional object was not accurate.
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Anaximander
Anaximander
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes
Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Zheng He
Anaximander
He successfully applied his scientific research to create an illustration of the first world map.
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Anaximander
Anaximander
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes
Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Zheng He
Eratosthenes
Who was the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth and coined the word “geography”?
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Anaximander
Anaximander
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes
Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Zheng He