Intro to Geography

I found the earth's circumference

• Eratosthenes

• Hipparchus

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

I created grids for globes.

• Eratosthenes

• Hipparchus

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

I was the first person to use the word "geography"

• Eratosthenes

• Hipparchus

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

I proposed the geocentric theory

• Eratosthenes

• Hipparchus

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

I proposed the heliocentric theory

• Eratosthenes

• Hipparchus

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

I conquered part of the known world.

• Alexander the Great

• Gerardus Mercator

• Columbus

• Arthur H Robinson

I had surveyors map my progress.

• Alexander the Great

• Gerardus Mercator

• Columbus

• Arthur H Robinson

I used a grid on my map to help with navigation.

• Alexander the Great

• Gerardus Mercator

• Columbus

• Arthur H Robinson

My map was unchanged for almost 14 centuries.

• Alexander the Great

• Gerardus Mercator

• Columbus

• Arthur H Robinson

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• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle