%0 Dataset
%T Physical geographical divisions of the Soviet Union
%J Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center
%I Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center(data.dcxjegi.cn)
%U https://data.dcxjegi.cn/portal/metadata/403a8758-7596-4127-b4fe-d28655391c15
%W NCDC
%R 10.12389/ariddc.01811
%A Documentation Information Center
%K Zoogeographical;Soil;Landform;Plant geography;Climate;Hydrological;Configured
%X In recent years, interest in the problems of physical-geographical regionalization has increased sharply among Soviet physical geographers. This interest is by no means accidental. The study of regional differences in natural conditions across the vast and diverse territory of our country, and the identification of integrated physical-geographical complexes possessing distinctive and orderly structures (which differ both in their natural resources and in the conditions for their development), constitute perhaps one of the most important scientific and practical tasks of physical geography.A scientifically grounded regionalization scheme developed on the basis of sound logical principles is one of the most rational forms for synthesizing the results of regional geographical research. According to the currently accepted view, physical-geographical regionalization marks the completion of a particular stage in the study of a given territory. At the same time, regionalization represents one of the forms of geographical research output that is most readily understood and applied by a wide range of practitioners.It is entirely natural that an understanding of the specific character of geographical differences and the regularities governing the spatial distribution of physical-geographical complexes is especially important for countries of great territorial extent, where geographical contrasts are particularly pronounced and exert a strong influence on the characteristics of economic activity and the location of various sectors of the economy.For this reason, it is not surprising that Russian geographers have devoted more attention to questions of regionalization and have pursued them more thoroughly, effectively, and seriously than their foreign counterparts. Over a period of one and a half centuries, the idea of regionalization has run like a continuous thread through many classic works of Russian geography, gradually becoming more refined and mature. B. A. Variskaya was