geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. geographers (地理學(xué)家) compare and contrast __71__ places on the earth. but they also __72__ beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a __73__ the word geography __74__ from two greek words, ge, the greek word for “earth” and graphein, __75__ means “to write.” the english word geography means “to describe the earth.” __76__ geography books focus on a small area __77__ a town or city. others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an __78__ continent. many geography books deal with the whole earth. another __79__ to divide the study of __80__ is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. the former focuses on the natural world; the __81__ starts with human beings and __82__ how human beings and their environment act __83__ each other. but when geography is considered as a single subject, __84__ branch can neglect the other. a geographer might be described __85__ one who observes, records, and explains the __86__ between places. if all places __87__ alike, there would be little need for geographers. we know, however, __88__ no two places are exactly the same. geography, __89__, is a point of view, a special way of __90__ at places.

71. a) similar b) various c) distant d) famous

72. a) pass b) reach c) go d) set

73. a) whole b) unit c) part d) total

74. a) falls b) removes c) results d) comes

75. a) what b) that c) which d) it

76. a) some b) many c) most d) few

77. a) outside b) except c) as d) like

78. a) extensive b) entire c) overall d) enormous

79. a) way b) means c) habit d) technique

80. a) world b) earth c) geography d) globe

81. a) second b) later c) next d) latter

82. a) learns b) studies c) realizes d) understands

83. a) upon b) for c) as d) to

84. a) neither b) either c) one d) each

85. a) for b) to c) as d) by

86. a) exceptions b) sameness c) differences d) divisions

87. a) being b) are c) be d) were

88. a) although b) whether c) since d) that

89. a) still b) then c) nevertheless d) moreover

90. a) working b) looking c) arriving d) getting

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