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Section40 nbsp;Geography What is the capitalnbsp;of this country?这个国家的首都是什么? Where is such and such a country?某某国家在哪里? This is what we think of when we think of geography.谈到地理，这些常常是我们会联想到的。 In fact, geography covers not just countries and cities, but the structure of our planet as well.实际上，地理不光涉及国家和城市，也包括我们星球的结构。 Mountains and rivers, plains and forests, volcanoes and clouds are all part of geography.山川、河流、平原、森林、火山和云层等都属于地理范畴。 How well we know the world we live in, not just our own country, determines how knowledgeable we are about geography.我们对于居住的世界(而不仅是我们自己的国家)了解多少，表明了我们的地理知识的多寡。 The structure of the land, the rock formations etc. are of equal importance to geographies as is which countries are where.地质结构、岩石构成等与某个国家的地理位置一样重要。 Our recent concern about the environment has stimulated peoplersquo;s interest in it.最近，我们对环境的关注也唤起了人们这方面的兴趣。 Weather patterns and their changes are all part of it.气候模式及其变化都属于这个范畴。 | 
