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"Geography is the science which deals with the art of map making". This definition of Geography was given by:

"Geography is the science which deals with the art of map making". This definition of Geography was given by: Correct Answer Ptolemy

The correct answer is Ptolemy

  • According to Ptolemy, Geography is the science which deals with the art of map-making. Hence, option 4 is correct.

Key Points

  • Eratosthenes:
    •   Father of Geography & coined the term “Geography”.
    • Calculation of the circumference of the earth.
    • Wrote Ekumene in which he accepted two torrid zones, two temperate & two frigid zones.
    • He improved on Aristotle by giving mathematical boundaries to these zones.  
  • Hipparchus:
    • First to divide a circle into 360 degrees.
    • Defined grid of latitude & longitude.
    • Pointed equator as a great circle & longitude too.
    • Discovered the precision of the equinoxes. 
  • Polybius:
    • ​Interested mainly in physical geography. 
  • Ptolemy:
    • Considered Indian ocean to be enclosed on the south by unknown land (Terra Incognita).
    • First to draw Bay of Bengal & Volga (Rha) on his map.

Additional Information

Definition Given by
Geography is the mirror of man; to know the world is to know yourself  Yi Fu Tuan 
Geography is the Study of partial distribution & space relations on the earth’s surface  E. A. Ackerman
Human geography is the study of the changing relationship between unresting man & the unstable earth  Semple

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