Question

1. Who was the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth and coined the word "geography"? Stratosphere
2. He successfully applied his scientific research to create an illustration of the first world map. Anaximander
3. He invented a globe and argued that the representation of the world as a flat, two-dimensional object was not accurate. Ptolemy
4. He developed the science of geography, although he was better known for his contributions to mathematics. Stratosphere
5. The Greek-derived word "geography" means to describe the Earth.

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Answer 3

6. China's greatest contribution to geography was. The compass.
7. The earliest world map ever found was carved on a Babylonian clay tablet that showed Earth as a flat, circular disk.
8. Ptolemy incorporated topography into his maps, which means that the mountain and valley surfaces would appear on the map.
9. This early group was the first to use rational thought or logic while investigating the physical world. Greeks
10. It is believed that the science of geography originated with each of the following groups except the. British