GEOGRAPHY Flashcards
1
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It derives from the greek “geographia”, literal y” Earth writing
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GEOGRAPHY
2
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2 main branches of Geography
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CARTOGRAPHY, HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
3
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He considered as one of the first geographer
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ANAXIMANDER
4
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He coined the term “geographia”, and has 17 volume series in geographical studies
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STRABO
5
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He is the father of geography calculated circumference of the Earth
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ERATOSTHENES
6
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It is a Heliocentric model
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COPERNICUS
7
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He is the father of modern geography
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ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT
8
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He is the first mythical geographer lliad and Odyssey
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HOMER
