That statement is true.
When making the world map for example, many advancement were made after we received the idea that the Earth is Round.
So both geographical movement expression and ideas are not something that could be separated.
Geographic/geography affect the civilization in many ways. And example is climate, the climate controls how your crops can grow.
Adam was the first men of earth
The <span>natural formation that divides France from Germany is: The Rhine river
Rhine River has the length around 1,233 Kilometers and flows through 6 countries in Western Europe and divides three of those nations, Switzerland, France, and Germany.</span>
Indeed it was. So, yes, it's true.