Question

Who is often referred to as the "Father of Geography"?

A Eratosthenes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Marco Polo Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Ptolemy Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D Alexander von Humboldt Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

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.

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