A Draft of the Complex Physical Geographical Division of Communist China.

Abstract

This is a translation of an article by Huan Ping-wei, which appears in K'o-hsueh T'ung-pao (Scientia). A composite natural region is classified in terms of such factors as similarities and differences of natural: phenomena on the earth's surface each classified unit becomes a base for the investigation of the characteristics, occurrence, development and distributional regularity of the composite region. In recent years, the Committee On Natural Region Classification of the Chinese Academy of Science has organized science workers in the fields of meteology, soil science, botany and physical geography to draw up a plan of composite natural regions for the main purpose of utilization of soils and water. The primary task in regional classification is to establish a unit system consistent with our aim. First, we compared analytical, distributional and regional maps, and explored the interrelationships between the natural factors. In order to comprehend the over-all look of areal differentiation of the composite regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 18, 1960
Accession Number
ADA359641

Entities

People

  • Ping-wei Huan

Organizations

  • Joint Publications Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Altitude
  • Climate Change
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Groundwater
  • High Mountains
  • Landforms
  • Low Temperature
  • Regions
  • Soil Science
  • Surface Waters
  • Temperate Grasslands
  • Topography
  • Vegetables
  • Vegetation
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Urban Planning and Geography.