GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was
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Aristotle
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Eratosthenes
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Strabo
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Thales of Miletus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first recorded use of the word geography was by Eratosthenes, a Greek scholar who lived from 276–194 BC who is credited with creating the discipline of geography (Eratosthenes’ Geography.
Detailed explanation-2: -The First Geographer The Greek scientist Eratosthenes (276–194 BC) was the first person who used the term ‘geography’. Eratosthenes is considered to be the ‘Father of Geography’. The scientist was the first to draw a world map, he was a mathematician, astronomer and poet.
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