Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers 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 places【C17】______ alike, them 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】