History of Geography

The oldest map we have found so far is from where?

• Egypt

• United Kingdom

• Babylon

• China

The oldest map we have found was the first map ever created.

• True

• False

The Phoenicians were the first people to circumnavigate what?

(a)  

Eratosthenes calculated what?

• The radius of the Earth

• The circumference of the Earth

• The distance from the Earth to the Moon

• The height of Earth's tallest mountain

The first compass was created where?

(a)  

When did Ptolemy write his book Geographia?

• 500 BCE

• 150 BCE

• 150 CE

• 1500 CE

Ptolemy's book Geographia described the people and land of the (a)   Empire.

(a)   created over 70 very accurate maps of the world in 1138-1153 CE.

German cartographer, Waldseemuller created the first map to label what?

• America

• Atlantic Ocean

• The Philipines

• Europe

When was the first textbook on Geography, Geographia Generalis, written?

• 300 CE

• 1507

• 1645

• 1650