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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。