#地理學 #公共衛生 #疾病地理
為什麼地理學
是對抗COVID-19冠狀病毒爆發的關鍵
Geography is unique in bridging the social sciences and the natural sciences. There are two main branches of geography: human geography and physical geography. Human geography is concerned with the spatial aspects of human existence. Physical geographers study patterns of climates, landforms, vegetation, soils, and water. Geographers use many tools and techniques in their work, and geographic technologies are increasingly important for understanding our complex world. They include Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and online mapping such as Google Earth.
地理學在融合社會科學和自然科學方面是獨一無二的。地理學主要有兩個分支：人文地理學和自然地理學。人文地理與人類生存的空間方面有關。自然地理學家研究氣候、地形、植被、土壤和水文的模式。地理學家在工作中使用了許多工具和技術，地理技術對於理解我們的複雜世界越來越重要。它們包括地理資訊系統（GIS）、遙測、全球定位系統（GPS）和數位地圖（例如Google Earth）。
There is also a significant body of scholarly research at the intersection of geography and infectious disease disciplines. For example, a 2019 study in the journal Infections, Genetics, and Evolution examined the geographic structure of bat SARS-related coronaviruses. One conclusion was that SARSr-CoVs have a distinct geographical structure in terms of evolution and transmission.
地理學和傳染病學科的交集也有大量的學術研究。例如，2019年發表在《感染，遺傳學和演化》雜誌上的一項研究檢查了蝙蝠與SARS相關的冠狀病毒的地理結構。一個結論是，SARSr-CoV在演化和傳播方面具有獨特的地理結構。
