geography

geography — 名詞

1. the school subject or academic field that looks at Earth's surface — its mountai

1.名詞A2
釋義

地理學

研究地球特徵、氣候及人類活動分布的學科

the school subject or academic field that looks at Earth's surface — its mountains, rivers, oceans, weather patterns, and how human communities develop and interact within different environments

例句

Jessica chose to study geography to understand how climate change affects farming in different regions.

Jessica選擇攻讀地理學，以了解氣候變遷如何影響不同地區的農業。

study geography at university — collocation for academic study

In geography class, Lien saw how rivers carve valleys and reshape the land over time.

在地理課上，Lien看到了河流如何在漫長歲月中切割河谷、重塑地貌。

同義詞
  • earth science

    broader term that includes geology, oceanography, and meteorology alongside geography

  • topography

    narrower — refers only to the physical surface features (hills, valleys), not climate or human geography

  • cartography

    different — specifically the art of making maps, not the broader study of the Earth

文法句型

uncountable noun

用法筆記

At university level, geography splits into two main branches: physical geography (natural features and climate) and human geography (population, cities, and culture). The abbreviation 'geog.' is common in timetables and informal notes.

常見錯誤

❌I studied geography to learn about rocks and minerals.
✅I studied geology to learn about rocks and minerals.
💡Geology focuses on rocks and Earth's internal structure; geography deals with the surface, climate, and human settlement.

2. the physical arrangement and characteristics of a particular place or area, incl

2.名詞B1
釋義

地形；地貌

特定地區的自然與人造空間布局

the physical arrangement and characteristics of a particular place or area, including its landforms, bodies of water, roads, buildings, and how these elements relate to one another

例句

The geography of the island makes it hard to build roads across the central mountains.

這座島嶼的地形使得穿越中央山脈修建道路十分困難。

the geography of [place] — standard possessive/'of' pattern

Folake studied the old town's geography, noting where the market, temple, and streets were placed.

Folake研究了古城的街道布局，記錄了市場、寺廟和街道的位置。

同義詞
  • terrain

    focuses specifically on the physical ground features (roughness, elevation) rather than man-made elements

  • landscape

    more visual and aesthetic — what the area looks like, often including both natural and man-made elements

  • layout

    general term for arrangement of anything, not specific to land or natural features

文法句型

the geography of + place

possessive + geography

用法筆記

This sense always appears with a determiner or possessive (the geography of Japan, the region's geography). Unlike sense 1, it does NOT refer to an academic subject — it describes the actual layout of a real place.

常見錯誤

❌The geography of the office was confusing.
✅The layout of the office was confusing.
💡Geography describes large-scale or natural arrangement (landscape, region, city), not the floor plan of a single building.