Geography · 地理
Geography 地理
Maps, places, and people. Geography asks three questions: Where is it? Why is it there? And what difference does that make? This series starts with a globe you can peel flat.
地圖、地方和人。地理問三個問題：在哪裡？為什麼在那裡？那又怎樣？這個系列從一顆可以剝開攤平的地球儀講起。
The stars of this series are the map and the globe. Each lesson answers one question in English and Chinese, with a model you can turn, flatten, or slice, and one or two small activities that work on any phone.
這個系列的主角是地圖和地球儀。每一課用中英文回答一個問題，配一個可以轉、可以攤平、可以切開的模型，再加一兩個手機也能玩的小互動。
The maps here are drawn from public-domain data and show land, sea, landforms, climate, and people rather than borders. Numbers come with their source and year. Every lesson also has a Map English card: eight sentences for saying where things are.
這裡的地圖用公有領域的資料繪製，畫的是陸地、海洋、地形、氣候和人的分布，而不是國界。每個數字都標明來源與年份。每一課還有一張「地圖英語」卡：八句用英文說位置的句子。
6 of 33 lessons are ready so far; more are on the way.
目前完成 6 課（共規劃 33 課），持續增加中。
Unit 1 · 單元一
Map Skills 地圖的基本功
How a round Earth becomes a flat map, how two numbers can name any place, how a mountain is drawn on paper, and how to read what a map is telling you.
圓的地球怎麼變成平的地圖、兩個數字怎麼指出任何一個地方、怎麼在紙上畫出一座山，以及怎麼讀懂一張地圖。
Why Is Every Flat Map Wrong?
為什麼每一張平面地圖都是「錯」的？Peel a 3D globe open and flatten it five different ways. Watch equal circles swell and squash, drag Greenland down to the equator, and find out why no flat map can get everything right.把 3D 地球儀剝開，用五種方法攤平。看一樣大的圓怎麼被拉大、壓扁，把格陵蘭拖到赤道，再想想為什麼沒有一張平面地圖能樣樣都對。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →How Do You Find Any Place on Earth?
怎麼找到地球上任何一個地方？Drag a point around a 3D globe and read its latitude and longitude. See the two angles from the center of the Earth, find eight places from their numbers, and learn why one degree is not always the same distance.在 3D 地球儀上拖動一個點，讀出它的緯度和經度。看看從地心量出來的兩個角，照著數字找出八個地方，再想想為什麼「一度」不一定一樣長。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →How Do You Draw a Mountain on Flat Paper?
怎麼在平面上畫出一座山？Fill a tank around a mountain with water, one step at a time, and let the water's edge draw contour lines. Then look from above, read which slopes are steep, and turn any line on the map into a side view.在一座山的四周一層一層灌水，讓水邊畫出等高線。再從正上方看、判斷哪裡陡，把地圖上任何一條線變成側面圖。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →How Do You Read a Map?
一張地圖要怎麼看？Turn a 3D model of an island town until you look straight down and the buildings turn into symbols. Then measure distances with the scale and find your way with the north arrow and the legend.把一座小島小鎮的 3D 模型轉到正上方，看房子變成地圖符號。再用比例尺量距離，用北方箭頭和圖例找路。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →Unit 2 · 單元二
Getting to Know the Earth 認識地球
Time zones, continents and oceans, hot and cold places, and where people live.
時區、大洲與大洋、熱的地方和冷的地方，以及人都住在哪裡。
Why Is It Night in New York When It Is Day in Taipei?
台北是白天，紐約為什麼是晚上？Turn a 3D Earth under a fixed Sun and watch day and night sweep around it. See why clocks are set by time zones, what happens at the International Date Line, and work out what time it is on the other side of the world.讓 3D 地球在固定的太陽下轉，看白天和黑夜繞著地球移動。了解鐘為什麼照時區來調、國際換日線發生什麼事，再算算地球另一邊現在幾點。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →How Many Continents and Oceans Are There?
世界有幾大洲、幾大洋？Color the land of a 3D Earth by continent and the sea by ocean, then switch between different ways of counting them. See why the answer can be seven, six, or five continents, and four or five oceans.在 3D 地球上，把陸地依大洲上色、海洋依大洋上色，再切換不同的算法。看看為什麼答案可以是七、六或五大洲，四或五大洋。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →Why Is It Hot at the Equator and Cold at the Poles?
為什麼赤道熱、兩極冷？Where Do People Live?
人都住在哪裡？Unit 3 · 單元三
Taiwan 台灣
The island from above: its mountains and plains, its water, its people, its crops, its outer islands, and one county up close.
從天上看這座島：山與平原、水、人、作物、離島，再走近看一個縣。
What Does Taiwan Look Like from Above?
從天上看，台灣長什麼樣子？Why Can Taiwan Run Short of Water When It Rains So Much?
台灣雨這麼多，為什麼還會缺水？Where Do Taiwan's People Live?
台灣的人住在哪裡？What Grows Where in Taiwan?
台灣什麼地方種什麼？What Are Taiwan's Outer Islands Like?
台灣的離島是什麼樣子？Where Do Taiwan's Indigenous Peoples Live?
台灣的原住民族住在哪裡？What Makes Changhua Changhua?
彰化為什麼是彰化？Unit 4 · 單元四
How People Use the Land 人怎麼用土地
Why cities grow where they do, where food comes from, and how goods and people move.
城市為什麼長在那裡、食物從哪裡來，東西和人又怎麼移動。
Why Are Cities Where They Are?
城市為什麼蓋在那裡？Where Does Your Breakfast Come From?
你的早餐從哪裡來？How Do Things Cross the Ocean?
東西怎麼漂洋過海？How Do You Get from Here to There?
怎麼從這裡到那裡？Unit 5 · 單元五
Looking at the World: Four Questions 看世界：四個問題
Monsoons, the true size of Africa, rainforests, and the two ends of the Earth.
季風、非洲真正的大小、雨林，以及地球的兩端。
What Is a Monsoon?
季風是什麼？How Big Is Africa Really?
非洲到底有多大？What Is a Rainforest?
雨林是什麼？Who Lives at the Ends of the Earth?
地球的兩端有誰住？Unit 6 · 單元六
The Continents 各大洲
One lesson for each: where it is, the bones of its land, its climate, where people live, and one link to Taiwan.
每一洲一課：在哪裡、地形的骨架、氣候、人住在哪裡，以及和台灣的一個連結。
What Is Asia Like?
亞洲是什麼樣子？What Is Europe Like?
歐洲是什麼樣子？What Is Africa Like?
非洲是什麼樣子？What Is North America Like?
北美洲是什麼樣子？What Is South America Like?
南美洲是什麼樣子？What Is Oceania Like?
大洋洲是什麼樣子？Unit 7 · 單元七
How Geographers Work 地理的方法
Reading hazard maps, mapping from space, comparing old and new maps, and drawing a map of your own.
看防災地圖、從太空畫地圖、比較新舊地圖，最後畫一張自己的地圖。