The term geography was first coined by Eratosthenese, a Greek scholar (276-194 BC.). The word has been derived from two roots from Greek language geo (earth) and graphos (description).
Geography is concerned to provide accurate, orderly, and rational description and interpretation of the variable character of the earth's surface.” In his work, Perspectives on the Nature of Geography, he further clarified his position by stating that the goal of geography is comprehension of the earth's surface,
