地理学专业英语

本书摘录了40篇地理学 专业英语文章。全书共分为 自然地理、人文地理、技术 地理三大部分，介绍了地球 概论、地壳、大气、水圈、 地貌、土壤、生态系统、城 市地理、经济地理、人口地 理、旅游地理、政治地理、 社会地理、地图学、遥感、 地理信息系统等19个专题的 内容。每篇文章后面都有本 课生词的介绍、相关练习以 及汉语参考译文，以便于读 者阅读与学习。 本书可以作为高等院校 自然地理与资源环境、人文 地理与城乡规划、地理信息 科学相关专业本科生教材， 也可以作为地理科学工作者 、地理科学类研究生参考用 书。

前言 第一部分 自然地理 Part Ⅰ Physical Geography Unit 1 Introduction to Physical Geography Topic 1:The Study of Geography Topic 2:System Concept and System Feedback Unit 2 Earth Structure and Revolution Topic 1:Earth's Planetary Structure Topic 2:The Earth's Revolution around the Sun Unit 3 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes Topic 1:Plate Tectonics Topic 2:Earthquakes Unit 4 Atmosphere Topic 1:Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere Topic 2:Atmospheric Lifting and Precipitation Topic 3:El Nino-Southern Oscillation Unit 5 Surface Water and Ground Water Topic 1:The Stream System Topic 2:Ground Water Topic 3:Surface Water as a Natural Resource Unit 6 Fluvial and Glacial Landforms Topic 1:Fluvial Landscapes Topic 2:Continental Glaciers and Depositional Landforms Unit 7 Soil Formation Factors and Soil Classification Topic 1:Soil Formation Factors and Management Topic 2:Soil Classification Unit 8 Ecosystem Topic 1:Environmental Adaptations Topic 2:Biogeochemical Cycles 第二部分 人文地理 Part Ⅱ Human Geography Unit 9 Overview of Human Geography Topic 1:Introduction to Human Geography Topic 2:Language and Culture Unit 10 City Types and Urban Sprawl Topic 1:City Types Topic 2:Urban Sprawl and New Urbanism Unit 11 Consumption and Development Inequality Topic 1:Changing Patterns of Consumption Topic 2:Uneven Development at the Sectoral Level Unit 12 Population and Migrate Topic 1:World Population Distribution and Density Topic 2:Why Do People Migrate? Unit 13 Tourism and Economic Development Topic 1:Tourist Consumption and Social Change Topic 2:Tourism and Developing Countries Unit 14 Superanationalism and Boundaries Topic 1:How Does Supranationalism Affect the State? Topic 2:How are Boundaries Established, and Why Do Boundary Disputes Occur? Unit 15 Social Distance and Toponyms Topic 1:Social Distance and Physical Distance Topic 2:Memorial Toponyms Unit 16 Race, Ethnicity, and Globalization Topic 1:Race and Ethnicity in the United States Topic 2:Globalization, Neoliberalism and Regional Development 第三部分 地理技术 Part Ⅲ Geography Technology Unit 17 Map Scale and Projections Topic 1:Map and Map Scale Topic 2:Map Projections Unit 18 Remote Sensing Topic 1:Introduction to Remote Sensing Topic 2:Resolutions of Remote Sensing Data Unit 19 Geographic Information System Topic 1:Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis Topic 2:Raster and Vector 参考资料