A. looking B. focus on C. various D. extensive E. region F. differences G. famous H. enormous I. entire J. overall K. neither L. exactly M. need N. either O. geography Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast 1 places on the earth. But they also go beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a whole. The word geography comes from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for "earth" and graphein, which means "to write." The English word geography means "to describe the earth." Some geography books 2 a small area like a town or city. Others deal with a 3a state, a nation, or an 4 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another way to divide the study of 5 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the latter starts with human beings and studies how human beings and their environment act upon each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 6branch can neglect the other. A geographer might be described as one who observes, records, and explains the 7 between places. If all places were alike, there would be little 8 for geographers. We know, however, that no two places are 9 the same. Geography, then, is a point of view, a special way of 10 at places.