SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Question
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Who is known as the ‘Father of Geography?’
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Erasmus
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Homer
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Eratosthenes
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None of the above
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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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