%0 Dataset
%T Soviet geography
%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/4844438e-34f6-4580-89c6-4e4f99f8c97d
%W NCDC
%R 10.12389/ariddc.01684
%A Documentation Information Center
%K Geography;Soviet Union
%X This book is a comprehensive academic work that comprehensively reviews and summarizes the development achievements of Soviet geography. With "Soviet Geography" as the theme, the book systematically combs the historical evolution and current situation of various branch disciplines from natural geography and economic geography to cartography, and regional geography, and deeply discusses research progress in specialized fields such as climatology, glaciology, permafrost, and land hydrology, geomorphology, soil geography, geobotany, zoology, population geography, and industrial geography. The book also pays special attention to comprehensive scientific issues such as geographical zonation theory, world ocean zonation, snow cover research, landscape science, natural zoning and comprehensive mapping, and sets up special chapters to discuss the role of geographers in natural transformation (such as polar development, Taigalin and grassland desert transformation), as well as the methodology of geographical research (including field surveys, aerial photography, fixed-point observations, laboratory analysis, etc.). In addition, the book also covers geographical education, local chronicles, tourism and mountaineering, publishing of geographical documents, and activities of the Soviet Geographical Society. The book is written by several senior geographers, which has important academic reference value and historical document significance.