Geography activities 2nd grade

Geography activities 2nd year of elementary school! The Greeks were the first known culture to actively explore geography as a science and philosophy, major contributors being Thales of Miletus, Herodotus, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, Aristotle, Strabo and Ptolemy. During the Middle Ages, Arabs such as Edrisi, Ibn Battuta and Ibn Khaldun deepened and maintained ancient Greek knowledge. Marco Polo's travels spread his interest in geography throughout Europe. During the Renaissance and throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, the great voyages of exploration revived the desire for more solid theoretical bases and more detailed information. Bernardo Varenius' Geographia Generalis and Gerard Mercator's world map are important examples. Ready-to-download and print activities and exercises for elementary school students.