GEOGRAPHY Flashcards

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It derives from the greek “geographia”, literal y” Earth writing

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GEOGRAPHY

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2 main branches of Geography

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CARTOGRAPHY, HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

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He considered as one of the first geographer

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ANAXIMANDER

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He coined the term “geographia”, and has 17 volume series in geographical studies

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STRABO

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He is the father of geography calculated circumference of the Earth

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ERATOSTHENES

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It is a Heliocentric model

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COPERNICUS

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He is the father of modern geography

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ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT

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He is the first mythical geographer lliad and Odyssey

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HOMER

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