KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS AUTHORS AND THEIR BOOKS
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F.ratzel
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Humboldt
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C.ritter
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B.varenius
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ritter’s masterwork, the 19-volume Die Erdkunde im Verhältniss zur Natur und zur Geschichte des Menschen (Geography in Relation to Nature and the History of Mankind), written 1816–1859, developed at prodigious length the theme of the influence of the physical environment on human activity.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1817, he published the first volume of his major work, Die Erdkunde, or Earth Science (the literal German translation for the word “geography.") Intended to be a complete geography of the world, Ritter published 19 volumes, consisting of over 20, 000 pages, over the course of his life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eratosthenes, the ancient Greek scholar is called the ‘father of geography. He was the first one to use the word geography and he also had a small-scale notion of the planet that helped him to determine the circumference of the earth. About Eratosthenes: Eratosthenes was multi-talented.