PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT-INTEGRITY AND DISPARITY,GENERALITY AND INDIVIDUALITY

Integrity and disparity are two of the basic characteristics implied in the scientific connotation of the physical environment as a material system. From a dialectical materialistic point of view the physical character of geographical environment of the earth surface is the unity in diversity. It is on such grounds that the two basic characteristics were put forth by the author in his monograph "Physical Structure of South American Geographical Environment" as the underlying theme. This holds true for the hierarchy of physical regions. For instance, the physical environment of the earth surface in unity behaves as a huge whole, yet, in differentiation into continents, it displays disparity; each continent differs from others and becomes an integrity in its own right. The same is true of regions of lower levels. In the case of generality and individuality of regional types and their constituent distributive areas in different continents, the same relationship exists among them. Owing to similar origin ea     

REFORM AND TEACHING QUALITY—EXEMPLIFICATION OF REGIONAL PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

There are a number of factors involved in teaching quality. Among them teaching materials or textbooks are of primary importance, the presentation of which relies first of all on the viewpoint to structure the contents geographically. Whatever branch of geography you are teaching or in pursuit, geographical viewpoint is vitally important. This paper in discussing innovation of geographical education about these institutions with the course of regional physical geography as an example. The higher education of our discipline is in pressing need of innovation and thereby upgrading quality.     

地理学的传统与近今发展

学科的发展有继承性,离不开原有基础。在我们谈论学科的新动态、新趋向时,如果放在它的历史发展背景上来看,特别是同它近期前的一个阶段加以对照,便能居高临下,看出它的来龙去脉。否则,割断历史,就难了解它的前因后果。近年来有这样的说法:六十年代至七十年代是地学革命。在这个时期内,引进了新技术、新方法,注进了新的见解     

区际联系──区域地理学的近期前沿

本文首先指出５０年代以来区域地理学发展滞缓的问题所在，结合实例，阐述６０年代以来区域地理学研究中关于空间关系与空间组织、功能区和优化地域组合的研究进展，认为现阶段区域地理学的前沿在向区际联系的研究方向转移。区域地理学的研究领域从特定区域的独特性，转向地域分异，现阶段又在上述基础上向区际联系方面发展。     

我国地理教育三十年

建国三十年来，我国地理教育事业取得了显著成就。不论在系、科建立、专业设置、师资队伍培养、教材建设、教学质量的提高以及科学研究和普及工作等方面都有了很大发展，为国家培养了近四万名的地理师资和科研人员。这些成绩的取得，曾经历了曲折的道路，为了今后地理教育事业的健康发展，回顾、总结、分析三十年所走过的历程，是十分必要的。今就综合大学、师范院校和中小学的地理教育情况分别论述于下：     

现代地理学与其展望

一 引言 现代地理学,是旧径重开的一条新轨。虽然远在古希腊时代,‘地理学’(Geography)这个名词便已出现,但其内容,则是描写一群散漫杂陈的事象,彼此之间,鲜相融贯。至十九世纪初期,两位德国大师,洪波德(A.Von Humboldt)和李特尔(Carl Ritter)两氏,一反前人的作风,根据实地观察的结果,探求地面上各种景象共生共存的因果关系,以研究区域的个体。这一个时期,不论在观     

现代地理学与其展望

一 引言 现代地理学,是旧径重开的一条新轨。虽然远在古希腊时代,‘地理学’(Geography)这个名词便已出现,但其内容,则是描写一群散漫杂陈的事象,彼此之间,鲜相融贯。至十九世纪初期,两位德国大师,洪波德(A.Von Humboldt)和李特尔(Carl Ritter)两氏,一反前人的作风,根据实地观察的结果,探求地面上各种景象共生共存的因果关系,以研究区域的个体。这一个时期,不论在观