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Territory

领土

What is a territory?

什么是领土？

When a person, an orgnization or a nation owns a large piece of land, that land becomes a territory.

个人、组织或国家拥有的大片土地称之为领土。

We don't call a small land a territory.

一小块土地不叫领土。

A territory is often bigger than a small city.

领土通常比小城市要大。

So, who decides that an area becomes a territory?

那么，由谁决定某个地方是否为领土？

Usually, people and companies pay money to buy it.

通常，人们和公司花钱购买领土。

Countries sometimes have a war to gain territory.

国家有时为获得领土而发动战争。

For example, England and France had territories in North America, after fighting with native Amecicans.

例如，英国和法国是在和美洲原住民发生战争之后才在北美拥有领土。

Is all land on the Earth a territory? No, it isn't.

地球上所有的土地都是领土吗？不是的。

No person or country owns Antarctica.

南极洲不属于任何个人或国家。