Who was the first person to calculate the circumference of the earth and coined the word “geography”?

Answer 1

World Geography Unit 1 Lesson 1

Who was the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth and coined the word "geography?"
ANSWER - Eratosthenes

He successfully applied his scientific research to create an illustration of the first world map.
ANSWER - Anaximander

He invented a globe and argued that the representation of the world as a flat, two-dimensional object was not accurate.
ANSWER - Ptolemy

He developed the science of geography, although he was better known for his contributions to mathematics.
ANSWER - Eratosthenes

The Greek-derived word "geography" means
ANSWER - to describe the Earth

China's greatest contribution to geography was
ANSWER - The compass

The earliest world map ever found was
ANSWER - Carved on a Babylonian clay tablet that showed Earth as a flat, circular disk

Ptolemy incorporated topography into his maps, which means that
ANSWER - The mountain and valley surfaces would appear on the map

This early group was the first to use rational thought or logic while investigation the physical world.
ANSWER - Greeks

It is believed that the science of geography originated with each of the following groups except the
ANSWER - British