Erasthotenes has introduced geography to the world. Geography that comes from Greek. Geo means earth and graphics means painting or writing. So, geographic means painting or writing about earth. The term geography is then known in various languages, such as geography (English), die geographie or die erdkunde (Germany), geografie or ardrijkskunde (the Netherlands) and geographie (France).
The development of geography in line with the development of the world of education parallel to the thinking and the introduction of humans about the environment, and geography is also growing very fast in line with the development of culture, human customs. Claudius Ptolomaeus in the era of the early 2nd century, viewed that geography presented through maps of part and all of the surface of the earth. So Cludius Ptolomeaus attaches importance to the map to provide information about the general surface of the earth. The result of his map collection is recorded in the Ptolomeaus atlas.
When geography is identical with earth science. However, the term earth science is no longer used today because geography differs from the science of earth. Earth science is more compatible with geology. Earth science is the study of everything about the earth, from the skin to the contents of the earth and the things that affect each other. Meanwhile, geography is a science that studies the earth and its relationship with humans, animals, and plants and their environment.
In the 20th century, James argued that geography is a science that sees the regularity of the symptoms on the surface of the earth, which are associated to each other to provide certain characteristics or characteristics in a place, so it can be seen the similarities and differences between one place with the place another.