It is the physical geography that differentiates places: the humangeography simply repeats itself.
自然地理把各个地方区别开来；而人文地理则是简单地重复自己。
2
But this race is not about geography, it is a race about dreams, it is a race about human potential.
可是这个竞选并不是和地理位置有关，而是关于梦想的竞选，关于人类潜能的竞选。
3
None of these places is doomed. Human agency can triumph over determinism. But we should not be naive either: Geography is one more strike against them.