The History Of Geography Quiz
10 Questions
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- 1.Who was the first person to say the word Geography?
- A.
Dicaearchus
- B.
Eratosthenes
- C.
Pytheas
- D.
Strabo
- 2.Who was named Father of Geography?
- A.
Strabo
- B.
Hipparchus
- C.
Eratosthenes
- D.
George Cressey
- 3.Geography was derived from which language?
- A.
Greek
- B.
Spanish
- C.
Swahili
- D.
English
- 4.Which of these Geographers was the father of modern Geography?
- A.
Alexander von Humboldt
- B.
Eratosthenes
- C.
Al Idrisi
- D.
Carl Ritter
- 5.James Hutton is considered the father of modern...
- A.
Geology
- B.
Metrology
- C.
Glaciology
- D.
Climatology
- 6.Which of the Geographers firstly calculated the size of the earth?
- A.
Hipparchus
- B.
Carl Ritter
- C.
Eratosthenes
- D.
Al Idrisi
- 7.Which year did Eratosthenes create the early map?
- A.
276-195 BC
- B.
216-165 BC
- C.
200-160 BC
- D.
280-310 BC
- 8.Out of these, figure out the most popular Geographer in Germany?
- A.
Georg Gerald
- B.
Friedrich Ratzel
- C.
Oscar Peschel
- D.
Ferdinand Von Richthofen
- 9.Who is considered to be the father of Human Geography?
- A.
Carl Ritter
- B.
Friedrich Ratzel
- C.
Jean Gottmann
- D.
Sven Hedin
- 10.Who coined Geography?
- A.
Sven Hedin
- B.
Eratosthenes
- C.
Alexander von Humboldt
- D.
Al Idrisi
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