He successfully applied his scientific research to create an illustration of the first world map.

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Anaximander
Anaximander

Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes

Ptolemy
Ptolemy

Zheng He

Zheng He

Ptolemy

He invented a globe and argued that the representation of the world as a flat, two-dimensional object was not accurate.

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Anaximander

Anaximander

Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes

Ptolemy
Ptolemy

Zheng He

Zheng He

Ptolemy

He developed the science of geography, although he was better known for his contributions to mathematics.

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Anaximander

Anaximander

Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes

Ptolemy
Ptolemy

Zheng He
Zheng He

Eratosthenes

The Greek-derived word “geography” means

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to draw a map.
to draw a map.

the study of land.
the study of land.

to describe the Earth.
to describe the Earth.

world knowledge.

to describe the Earth.

China’s greatest contribution to geography was

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the compass.
the compass.

the globe.
the globe.

its expertise in cartography.
its expertise in cartography.

longitude and latitude.
longitude and latitude.

its expertise in cartography.

The earliest world map ever found was

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carved onto a Chinese stone tablet that emphasized direction due to the creation of a compass.
carved onto a Chinese stone tablet that emphasized direction due to the creation of a compass.

scratched onto an ancient Roman piece of slate that depicted Earth as a flat, circular disk.
scratched onto an ancient Roman piece of slate that depicted Earth as a flat, circular disk.

carved on a Babylonian clay tablet that showed Earth as a flat, circular disk.
carved on a Babylonian clay tablet that showed Earth as a flat, circular disk.

hand sketched on paper that illustrated the major landmasses and bodies of water.