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  3. Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast【C1】______ places on the

Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast【C1】______ places on the

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问题      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, there 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.
【C13】
选项 A、upon
B、for
C、as
D、to
答案A
解析 act upon意为“作用于”，正合题意。例如：This drug acts upon the nerves．这种药对神经有影响。 act as意为“作为…而作出反应，充当”，例如：His job was to act as a link between the government and the press．他的工作是充当政府与新闻界之间的纽带。
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