Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers（地理学

Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers(地理学家)compare and contrast【C1】______places on the earth. But they also【C2】______beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a【C3】______. The word geography【C4】______from two Greek words: ge, the Greek word for "earth" and graphein,【C5】______means "to write". The English word geography means "to describe the earth".【C6】______geography books focus on a small area【C7】______a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an【C8】______continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another【C9】______to divide the study of【C10】______is to distinguish between physical geography and Cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the【C11】______starts with human beings and【C12】______how human beings and their environment act【C13】______each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject,【C14】______branch can neglect the other.

A geographer might be described【C15】______one who observes, records, and explains the【C16】______between places. If all places【C17】______alike, there would be little need for geographers.

We know, however,【C18】______no two places are exactly the same. Geography,【C19】______, is a point of view, a special way of【C20】______at places.

【C1】

A．similar

B．various

C．distant

D．famous