English-Chinese/Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its features, its inhabitants, and its phenomena. The word geography comes from the Greek words gê ("Earth") and graphein ("to write, draw"). It means "to write and draw about the Earth". The word was first used by a scientist called Eratosthenes (276-194 B.C.).

地理学 是 研究 地球 及其 特征,居民 及其 现象。地理 这个 词 来源于 Greek语 gê(“地球”) 和 graphein(“写作,绘制”)。它的 意思 是 “写 和 绘制 地球”。这个 词 首先 被 一个 名为 Eratosthenes 的 科学家 使用(276-194 B.C.)。