What field did Alexander von Humboldt lay the foundation for?
Biogeography
Geology
Astrophysics
Chemistry
Answer
Alexander von Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography, which is the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time.
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