Geography · Geographical Thought

Which of the following statements are correct about the Chinese contribution to historical geographical thought? A. Chinese scholars developed a scientific method of cartography based on a rectangular coordinate system (grid system). B. They were the first to put forward the complete modern meteorological model of global periodic monsoons. C. They recognized early on that Africa was a southward-pointing triangle, whereas contemporary European maps often represented it differently. D. They explicitly opined that 'geography is not concerned with individual plants but rather with the plant and animal cover'. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: