英语导读1000句[40]:Geography

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 knowledgeable¹ 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 stimulated² 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.

1 knowledgeable   

adj.知识渊博的；有见识的

参考例句：

• He's quite knowledgeable about the theatre.他对戏剧很有心得。
• He made some knowledgeable remarks at the meeting.他在会上的发言颇有见地。

2 stimulated   

a.刺激的

参考例句：

• The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
• The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。