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

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问题    Geography is the study of the relationship between people and 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, ie, the Greek word for "earth" and grapnein,【C5】______means "to write". The English word geography means "to describe the earth. "【C6】______geography books focus on a small area like a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an【C7】______continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another【C8】______to divide the study of【C9】______is to distinguish between physical geography【C10】______cultural geography. The former focuses【C11】______the natural world; the【C12】______starts with human beings and studies【C13】______human beings and their environment act【C14】______each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject,【C15】______branch can neglect the other.
   A geographer might be described【C16】______one who observes, records, and explains the【C17】______between places. If places were alike, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however, that【C18】______two places are exactly【C19】______. Geography,【C20】______, is a point of view, a special way of looking at places.
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选项 A、distant
B、similar
C、various
D、famous

答案C

解析 various各种各样的,不同的。句子的意思是“地理学家比较和对比地球上各种各样、不同的地域”,根据上下文及语句的意思可知,distant, famous, similar均不切题。
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