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When did geography begin

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Chapter Defining the World

We must assume that one of the earliest questions human beings asked was “What’s over that hill?” Geographic thought has been present for thousands of years—maps drawn in the sand or etched in stone, as well as explorations to distant lands, were made by the earliest civilizations. Geographic knowledge has been accumulating since the beginning of humankind.

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