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2007-06-17 04:03:33 · 3 answers · asked by janela marie b 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Geo = earth
Graphy = to write

So, geography is the art of writing the Earth - like maps.

2007-06-17 04:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by Sci Fi Insomniac 6 · 0 0

Ge--meaning "earth's surface"
graphia --describe (from "graphein"--to write)
So, geography means to "write about or describe the earth's surface."

2007-06-17 09:30:20 · answer #2 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0 1

From french, Latin, and Greek:

geographia "description of the earth's surface,"

ge = earth
-graphia = from graphein "write" means "description"

2007-06-17 04:17:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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