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．