According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was
A) Aristotle.
B) Eratosthenes.
C) Strabo.
D) Thales of Miletus.
E) Thucydides.

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The first person to write the word geography was Eratosthenes in his book, "Geographica," which he wrote in the 3rd century BC. While other ancient Greeks such as Aristotle and Strabo made significant contributions to geography, Eratosthenes is credited with coining the term. Thales of Miletus and Thucydides were also ancient Greek philosophers and writers, but they did not write extensively on geography.

According to the Surviving Evidence, the First Person to Write