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    Which one of the following scholars coined the term ‘Geography’ ?
    • Herodotus
    • Erathosthenes
    • Galileo
    • Aristotle

    B.

    Erathosthenes
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    What important cultural features do you observe while going to school ? Are they similar or dissimilar ? Should they be included in the study of geography or not? If yes, why ? 
    We observe the different features such as roads, railways, markets and other elements created by human beings.

    They are dissimilar.

    All these cultural features should be included in the study of geography because all these features are on the earth. The earth has always been seen as the home of human beings and we study all these features about the earth.
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    Which one of the following feature can be termed as a physical feature?
    • Port
    • Road
    • Plain
    • Water park

    C.

    Plain
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    You have seen a tennis ball, a cricket ball, an orange and a pumpkin. Which one amongst these resembles the shape of the earth? Why have you chosen this particular item to describe the shape of the earth ?
    An orange resembles the shape of the earth which is in the shape Geoids. As the orange is bit flat on the top. The earth is also flat on its poles. 
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    You have seen elephants, deer, earthworms, trees and grasses. Where do they live or grow? What is the name given to this sphere? Can you describe some of the important features of this sphere ?

    The elephants, deer, earthworms, trees, and grasses grow in the physical environment.

    The important feature of the physical environment are :

    (i) Physical environment includes natural phenomena such as climate, soil and vegetation.

    (ii)Physical environment is also called us ecosystem.

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