Question

It is believed that the science of geography originated with each of the following groups except the
(1 point)
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British.
British.

Egyptians.
Egyptians.

Chinese.
Chinese.

Phoenicians.
Answer
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.
Answer
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
Answer
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.
Answer
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.
Answer
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
Answer
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
Answer
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

Answer
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
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Phoenicians.
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the mountain and valley surfaces would appear on the map.
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carved onto a Babylonian clay tablet that showed Earth as a flat, circular disk.
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the compass.
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to describe the Earth.
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Eratosthenes
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Anaximander
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Eratosthenes
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Eratosthenes