Section 40

Geography

What is the capital of this country?

Where is such and such a country?

This is what we think of when we think of geography.

In fact, geography covers not just countries and cities, but the structure of our planet as well.

Mountains and rivers, plains and forests, volcanoes and clouds are all part of geography.

How well we know the world we live in, not just our own country, determines how knowledgeable we are about geography.

The structure of the land, the rock formations etc. are of equal importance to geographies as is which countries are where.

Our recent concern about the environment has stimulated people’s interest in it.

Weather patterns and their changes are all part of it.

With 2/3 of the world covered in water, the study of the seas, oceans and rivers is as important as the study of land masses.

It is interesting to look at old books and maps of the world and to see how things have changed.

Countries change their names and borders just as nature changes our environment.

The effect of political influences changes the geography of our world too.

Therefore, we can see that geography like language is not static.

So, if we want keep informed, we must constantly watch the changes.

Section 40 Geography四十　地理

1.What is the capital of this country? 这个国家的首都是什么?

2.Where is such and such a country? 某某国家在哪里?

3.This is what we think of when we think of geography. 谈到地理，这些常常是我们会联想到的。

4.In fact, geography covers not just countries and cities, but the structure of our planet as well. 实际上，地理不公涉及到和城市，也包括了我们星球的结构。

5.Mountains and rivers, plains and forests, volcanoes and clouds are all part of geography. 山川、河流、平原、森林、火山和云层等都属于地理范畴。

6.How well we know the world we live in, not just our own country, determines how knowledgeable we are about geography. 我们对于居住的世界了解多少，而不仅是我们自己的国家，表明了我们的地理知识的多寡。

7.The structure of the land, the rock formations etc. are of equal importance to geographies as is which countries are where. 地质结构、岩石构成等与某个国家的地理位置一样重要。

8.Our recent concern about the environment has stimulated people’s interest in it. 最近，我们对环境的关注也唤起了人们这方面的兴趣。

9.Weather patterns and their changes are all part of it. 气候模式及其变化都属于这个范畴。

10.With 2/3 of the world covered in water, the study of the seas, oceans and rivers is as important as the study of land masses. 世界有三分之二是海洋，海洋、河流的研究与陆地一样重要。

11.It is interesting to look at old books and maps of the world and to see how things have changed. 读一读描绘世界的古老书籍和地图非常有趣，我们可以看到变化的过程。

12.Countries change their names and borders just as nature changes our environment. 和大自然改变环境一样，国家的名字和边界会发生变化。

13.The effect of political influences changes the geography of our world too. 政治影响也会改变世界地理。

14.Therefore, we can see that geography like language is not static. 由此可见，和语言一样，地理也不是恒定的。‘

15.So, if we want keep informed, we must constantly watch the changes. 由此看来，如果我们要对世界有所了解，我们必须时刻关注这些变化。