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Ancient Geography: Greek Contribution

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Greek Contribution

Greeks possessed philosophical and scientific aptitude, versatility of intellect, and an inquisitive and comprehensive mind. Location of Greece in Mediterranean Sea, diversity of her physical features that included snow-covered peaks and folded mountains, and karst topography helped Greeks make a substantial contribution to the fields of geomorphology, climatology, and oceanography. Main contributions of Greeks were in realm of theory building and hypothesis…

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Ancient Geography: Roman Contribution

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Roman Contribution

After Greeks, Romans made successful contributions in the field of regional and historical geography. Major contributors are:

Strabo: He made the first attempt to bring together all the then known geographical knowledge in the form of a treatise in four volumes viz. , mathematical, physical, political, and historical geography. He wrote 43 volumes of “Historical Memoirs” . He propounded theory of alternate elevation…

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