What period of geography is described in these sentences?
Ritter and Humboldt are frequently referred to us the founders of modern geography. Generally, latter half of nineteenth century is considered as a period of modern geography. The first modern geographer in true sense was Ratzel who built the structure of modern geography on the foundations laid down by classical geographers. Modern Period
The earliest records illustrate the interests of scholars in understanding the physical domain of the earth by making maps and astronomical measurements. The Greeks are given the credit of being the earliest geographers, prominent among them being Howler, Herodotus, Thales Aristotle and Eratosthenes.
