英語導讀1000句（四十）
Section40 nbsp;Geography
What is the capitalnbsp;of this country?這個國家的首都是什么?
Where is such and such a country?某某國家在哪里?
This is what we think of when we think of geography.談到地理，這些常常是我們會聯想到的。
In fact, geography covers not just countries and cities, but the structure of our planet as well.實際上，地理不光涉及國家和城市，也包括我們星球的結構。
Mountains and rivers, plains and forests, volcanoes and clouds are all part of geography.山川、河流、平原、森林、火山和云層等都屬于地理范疇。
How well we know the world we live in, not just our own country, determines how knowledgeable we are about geography.我們對于居住的世界(而不僅是我們自己的國家)了解多少，表明了我們的地理知識的多寡。
The structure of the land, the rock formations etc. are of equal importance to geographies as is which countries are where.地質結構、巖石構成等與某個國家的地理位置一樣重要。
Our recent concern about the environment has stimulated peoplersquo;s interest in it.最近，我們對環境的關注也喚起了人們這方面的興趣。
Weather patterns and their changes are all part of it.氣候模式及其變化都屬于這個范疇。
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，對海洋、河流的研究與陸地研究一樣重要。
It is interesting to look at old books and maps of the world and to see how things have changed.讀一讀描繪世界的古老書籍和地圖非常有趣，我們可以看到變化的過程。
Countries change their names and borders just as nature changes our environment.和大自然改變環境一樣，國家的名字和邊界會發生變化。
The effect of political influences changes the geography of our world too.政治影響也會改變世界地理。
Therefore, we can see that geography like language is not static.由此可見，和語言一樣，地理也不是恒定的。
So, if we want to keep informed, we must constantly watch the changes.由此看來，如果我們要對世界有所了解，我們必須時刻關注這些變化。
Section40 nbsp;Geography
What is the capitalnbsp;of this country?這個國家的首都是什么?
Where is such and such a country?某某國家在哪里?
This is what we think of when we think of geography.談到地理，這些常常是我們會聯想到的。
In fact, geography covers not just countries and cities, but the structure of our planet as well.實際上，地理不光涉及國家和城市，也包括我們星球的結構。
Mountains and rivers, plains and forests, volcanoes and clouds are all part of geography.山川、河流、平原、森林、火山和云層等都屬于地理范疇。
How well we know the world we live in, not just our own country, determines how knowledgeable we are about geography.我們對于居住的世界(而不僅是我們自己的國家)了解多少，表明了我們的地理知識的多寡。
The structure of the land, the rock formations etc. are of equal importance to geographies as is which countries are where.地質結構、巖石構成等與某個國家的地理位置一樣重要。
Our recent concern about the environment has stimulated peoplersquo;s interest in it.最近，我們對環境的關注也喚起了人們這方面的興趣。
Weather patterns and their changes are all part of it.氣候模式及其變化都屬于這個范疇。
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，對海洋、河流的研究與陸地研究一樣重要。
It is interesting to look at old books and maps of the world and to see how things have changed.讀一讀描繪世界的古老書籍和地圖非常有趣，我們可以看到變化的過程。
Countries change their names and borders just as nature changes our environment.和大自然改變環境一樣，國家的名字和邊界會發生變化。
The effect of political influences changes the geography of our world too.政治影響也會改變世界地理。
Therefore, we can see that geography like language is not static.由此可見，和語言一樣，地理也不是恒定的。
So, if we want to keep informed, we must constantly watch the changes.由此看來，如果我們要對世界有所了解，我們必須時刻關注這些變化。
