SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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the study of the Earth’s natural processes
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the study of the Earth’s weather patterns
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the study and practice of making maps
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the study of past human societies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cartography developed further in Europe during the Age of Exploration as cartographers, merchants, and explorers created maps showing the new areas of the world that they visited. The cartographers also developed detailed nautical charts and maps that were used for navigation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cartography is defined as the art, science, and technology of making maps, plans, charts, and other modes of graphical expression as well as their study and use. And thus a cartographer is a person who makes maps. Cartographers typically do fieldwork as they collect and verify data used for creating maps.
Detailed explanation-3: -Anaximander was the first ancient Greek to draw a map of the known world. He is considered to be the first cartographer.