Geography and Geographer (地理学家) Geography is the study of the relationship betwee
Geography and Geographer (地理学家)
Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the lanD.Geographers compare and contrast ______1 places on the earth. But they also ______2 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a ______3 . The word geography ______4 from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for "earth" and graphein,______5 means "to write. " The English word"geography" means "to describe the earth. " ______6 geography books focus on a Small area like a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an ______7 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth.
Another ______8 to divide the study of______9 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses or/the natural world; the latter starts with human beings and ______10 how human beings and their environment act______11 each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, neither branch can neglect the other.
A geographer might be described as one who observes, records, and explains the______12 between places. If all places were alike, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however,______13 no two places are exactly the same. Geography,______14 , is a point of view, a special way of______15 at a place.
第 51 题 请选择(1)处的最佳答案.
A.similar
B.various
C.distant
D.famous