who coined the term geography for the first time
Map of the Earth. Geography (from Greek Î³ÎµÏÎ³ÏÎ±ÏÎ¯Î±, geographia, lit. earth description) is a field study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth.A literal translation would be to describe or picture or write about the earth. The first person to use the word geography was Eratosthenes (276â194 BC).eography has been called the world discipline and the bridge between the human and the physical science . Geography is divided into two main branches: human geography and physical geography.
History of Geography. In Ancient Greece, Eratosthenes is credited to have been the person who coined the word geography. The first books on the subject were thought to be Homer's Iliad and The Odyssey. Thales the philosopher is credited with laying the foundation for the study of geography. But all these were preceded by the ancient Babylonians who made the first world maps in the 9th Century BC.