Exam 1 Geography

The word geography comes from ...

• Latin

• Greek

• Spanish

• None of the above

What does geography mean?

• Science that studies the characteristics of the earth

• The study of the earth and living things

• Earth description

What nationality was Eratosthenes of Cyrene?

• English

• Roman

• Spanish

• Greek

What nationality was Strabo?

• Roman

• Spanish

• Greek

• English

Who is considered the father of Geography?

• Aristoteles

• Von Humboldt

• Ptolemy

• Carl Ritter

Emmanuel D’Martone defined Geography as...

Who was the character that established geography as a multidisciplinary science?

• Von Humboldt

• Friedrich Ratzel

• D’Martone

• Marco Polo

What does ecology study?

• Nature

• All living beings and their relationship with the environment

• The relationship between humans and environment

This definition: "The one that has been created or changed by the people, in order to adapt it to their needs".

corresponds to ...

• Natural landscape

• Cultural landscape

To explain why, how and when the Earth's phenomena or events occur, geography needs a

• Studies

• Cartography

• Methodological Principles

• Astronomy