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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, 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.
【C8】
选项 A、extensive
B、enormous
C、overall
D、entire
答案D
解析 根据上句"Some geography books focus on a small area like a town or city和本句的对比关系，可以肯定本句中的a state，a region，a nation，or an entire continent应为递进关系，所以选择D 。而A 则意为“广泛的，广阔的”，B 则意为“巨大的”。而entire意为“全部的；整个的”。所以 D 为正确答案。
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