Geography Geo= Earth/ Graphy= to write Map a two-dimensionalor flat-scale modeof the Earth'ssurface Cartography Map-making How do you use maps? Reference tool, Communications tool Eratosthenes First person to use the word Geography Ptolemy Produced maps based on information from merchants that traveled the Roman Empire Pei Xiu The fatherof Chinese cartography Muhammed al-Idrisi Muslim geographer, made a world map and geography text in 1154 Martin Waldseemuller German cartographer produced the first map with the word "America" Abraham Ortelius Flemish cartographer created the 1st modern atlas Bernhardus Vernius made Geographia Generalis Map Scale The relationship of a features size on a map to its actual size on Earth Ratio or Fraction the numerical