1.2.How has our knowledge of the world progressed over time?

The proper name for mapmaking is_____________.

• mapology

• cartography

• globology

• horsography

Why could an accurate map of the world could not be constructed before the fourteenth century?

• cartographers ran out of paper

• cartographers were incredibly lazy back then

• half of the planet had yet to be discovered

• Google Maps was just getting started

Who was the first person to use the term 'geography'?

• Eratosthenes

• Mr. Matt

• Donald Trump

• Cristiano Ronaldo

Eratosthenes' map of 194 BC showed parts of which 3 continents?

• Europe

• Asia

• South America

• Africa

Nicolaes Visscher's map of 1658 improved upon Eratostehenes' map by adding which 3 continents?

• North America

• Europe

• South America

• Australia

In what year did NASA land Apollo 11 on the Moon?

• 1939

• 1699

• 2020

• 1969

What technology do we now use to capture images of the Earth from space?

• iPhones

• Satellites

• Polaroid instant cameras

What nationality was Nicolaes Visscher?

• English

• Dutch

• German

• Chinese

What nationality was Eratosthenes?

• Irish

• Dutch

• Greek

• Chinese

NASA is the space agency of which country?

• Pakistan

• Russia

• China

• USA