Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land.Geographers compare and contrast 1 places on earth. But they also 2 beyond theindividual places and consider the earth as a 3 . The word Geography 4 from twoGreek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth”andgraphein, 5 means “ to write”. The English word geography means “to describe theearth”. 6 geography books 7 on a small area like a town or city. Otherdeal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 8 continent. Many geography booksdeal with the whole earth. Another 9 to divide the study of 10 is to distinguishbetween physical geography and 11 geography. The former focus on the naturalworld; the 12 starts with human beings and studies 13 human being and theirenvironment act 14 each other. 15 when geography is considered as a singlesubject, 16 branch can neglect the other.

　　A geographer might be described 17 one who observes, records, andexplains the 18 between places. If places were alike, there would be littleneed for geographer.

　　We know, 19 ,that no two places are exactly the same. Geography, 20,is a point of view, a special way of looking at places.

　　1. A. similarB. distantC. variousD. famous

　　2. A. passB. go C. reachD. get

　　3. A. wholeB. untilC. part D. total

　　4. A. fallsB. resultsC. removesD. comes

　　5. A. whatB. which C. that D. it

　　6. A. SomeB. MostC. ManyD. Few

　　7. A. relyB. restC. reckonD. focus

　　8. A. extensiveB. overallC. entire D. enormous

　　9. A. wayB. meansC. habitD. technique

　　10. A. world B. earthC. geographyD. globe

　　11. A. mental B. militaryC. economicD. cultural

　　12. A. second B. nextC. laterD. latter

　　13. A. when B. whatC. whereD. how

　　14. A. upon B. asC. forD. to

　　15. A. And B. ButC. ThereforeD. For

　　16. A. neither B. oneC. either D. each

　　17. A. for B. asC. toD. by

　　18. A. exceptions B. samenessC. differenceD. divisions

　　19. A. moreover B. meanwhileC. howeverD. or else

　　20. A. still B. then C. neverthelessD. moreover

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