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History of geography, an Uncommon card
The history of geography includes many histories of geography which have differed over time and between different cultural and political groups.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 154 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
History of geography quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of geography card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The first person to use the word geography was ______.
Answer
Eratosthenes. The first person to use the word geography was Eratosthenes. From the History of geography article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Robert Adam. Robert Adam 49,000 · Friedrich List 39,000 · History of geography 23,000 · Princeton Township, New Jersey 4,600 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In more recent developments, geography has become a distinct academic discipline.
- 'Geography' derives from the Greek γεωγραφία – geographia, literally "Earth-writing", that is, description or writing about the Earth.
- The first person to use the word geography was Eratosthenes.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of geography article was read about 23,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get History of geography
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of geography (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Original: MagentaGreen Vector: MagentaGreen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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