SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is known as the ‘Father of Geography?’
A
Erasmus
B
Homer
C
Eratosthenes
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer:Eratosthenes is known as the father of geography.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first recorded use of the word was as a title of a book by Greek scholar Eratosthenes (276–194 BC). Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities-not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be.

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