Chapter 1
Writing the physical Earth
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Chapter 2
Capturing light and motion
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Chapter 3
Recording the human experience
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Chapter 4
Hidden and structured codes
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The history of ographies
Ch 1 · Writing the physical Earth
schopenhauer Modern oceanography began with a Victorian-era voyage that mapped the deep sea floor.
Fun Fact
Earth's waistline: In 240 BCE, Eratosthenes calculated Earth's size using only a stick, a shadow, and basic math, getting within 2% of the correct value.
schopenhauer Cartography evolved from clay tablets to Gerardus Mercator’s revolutionary 1569 world map.
Glossary
geography (noun)
The science that deals with the physical features of the Earth and its atmosphere. Greek polymath Eratosthenes first coined the term in the third century BCE at the Library of Alexandria.
The science that deals with the physical features of the Earth and its atmosphere. Greek polymath Eratosthenes first coined the term in the third century BCE at the Library of Alexandria.
Quiz
Which map projection, created in 1569, preserved straight lines of bearing for sailors?
BETA
schopenhauer Match historical trivia to the right ography to learn the origins of everyday words.
Quiz
In 240 BCE, which Greek scholar coined the word 'geography' and calculated Earth's size?
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What was the name of the 1872 British expedition that launched modern oceanography?
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Which ancient civilization created the oldest known clay tablet maps around 600 BCE?
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What deep ocean feature did the HMS Challenger expedition first measure in the 1870s?
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Who wrote the earliest scientific eyewitness account of a volcanic eruption in 79 CE?