# Let´s go further

# Activity

In the Age of Imperialism many explorers were supported by institutions with different goals: to improve scientific knowledge, for the spread of Christianity, for economic interest....The Royal Geographical Society was one of those institutions, probably the most famous one.

Find out some information about this institution and then complete the exercise below. By clicking on its historical emblem, you can access an interesting BBC listening about its history.

# Now it's your turn

# Question

Which are the main aims of this institution?

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Option 1

to support expeditions

Option 2

to invest money in transport and communication

Option 3

to encourage the study of Geography in schools and universities

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# Solution

1. Correct
2. Incorrect
3. Correct

# Question

Where is it housed?

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Option 1

in Liverpool

Option 2

in London

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# Solution

1. Incorrect
2. Correct

# Question

In its library there is a collection of

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Option 1

over 100,000 books and more than 1 million maps and charts

Option 2

over 50,000 books and 500,000 maps and charts

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# Solution

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

# Question

It was founded in a casual way as

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Option 1

a cultural society in 1819

Option 2

a dining society in 1829

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1. Incorrect
2. Correct

# Question

The Society honours its most renowed members as Livingstone with

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Option 1

a diploma

Option 2

a Gold Medal

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2. Correct

# Question

Which were the objectives of the Royal Geographical Society when it was founded in 1830?

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Option 1

to collect information about Geography

Option 2

to form a library with books and maps

Option 3

to render fans in order to get pecuniary assistance for travelers

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# Solution

1. Correct
2. Correct
3. Correct

# Question

Which was the Society prime interest?

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Option 1

Africa and in particulary the sources of the Nile

Option 2

Africa and in particulary the banks of the Nile

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# Solution

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

# Question

Which explorers were involved in a polemic because of the resolution of this objective?

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Option 1

Burton and Livingstone

Option 2

Burton and Speek

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1. Incorrect
2. Correct

# Question

At the end of the 19th century the RGS helped to found the Geographical Department in several universities like

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Option 1

Oxford, Cambridge and Edimburgh

Option 2

Oxford, Edimburgh and Liverpool

Option 3

Oxford, Liverpool and Wales

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# Solution

1. Correct
2. Incorrect
3. Incorrect

# Question

The Society supported Scott´s expeditions with a new emphasis in

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Option 1

supreme physical achievements

Option 2

scientific research

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# Solution

1. Incorrect
2. Correct

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