Regional geography refers to describing regional characteristics according to geographical elementsGeographyA branch of learning.ancient GreekThe era is called descriptive geography,Europe and AmericaGeographers used this term in the 17th and 19th centuries as a science to record and describe the geographical conditions of a region, which can generally be regarded as a nickname for early regional geography.
Geography is another name for regional geography.In Europe, this term is used as a discipline to record and describe the geographical conditions of a region.The meaning is slightly different from that of local chronicles in China.They jointly record the mountain situation, climate, products, customs and customs of a place.However, the local chronicles of our country also record the biographies of people in this area.Some excellent works on local chronicles in foreign countries are of reference value to the work of compiling local chronicles.[1]
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Geography is also called regional geography.The science of studying the characteristics and nature of a particular region.Regional geography is also called special geography in geography.Natural regional geography (such as world physical geography, North American climate, etc.) is specialized in studying the natural elements of various regions;Human regional geography (such as world human geography, Asian population geography, world political geography, etc.) specializes in the study of human elements in various regions.Geography is one of the branches of geography that records and describes regional conditions according to geographical elements.17. In the 18th century, Europe used this term as a discipline to record and describe the geographical conditions of a region. At that time, geography widely used the term of local chronicles.However, the meaning of European local chronicles at that time is slightly different from that of Chinese local chronicles in the past. The latter not only describes the situation of mountains and rivers, climate, products, customs and customs in specific regions, but also includes cultural and historical materials such as regional biographies.The word "Geography" has its own meaning“Regional geography”The term is no longer used after replacement.[1]
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Because mathematical geography in ancient Greece lacked accurate data and astronomical basis, descriptive geography prevailed over mathematical geography, becoming the "golden age" of geography or regional research, and many works emerged.Ptolemy once called the records of small areas local chronicles.Geography is equivalent to local chronicles according to its content, which can be classified according to the regional size of the research object, such as Asian chronicles, Chinese chronicles, and Taiwan chronicles;It is also classified according to geographical elements in the study area, such as topography, climate, soil, etc.The former usually makes a comprehensive description and study of geographical elements such as location, area, terrain, climate, hydrology, soil, plants, residents, products, transportation, settlements, culture, politics, etc. in the region;The latter is divided into more detailed elements, such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind direction, pressure, etc.During the Five Dynasties, the publication of local chronicles in China began to flourish. By the end of liberation, there were more than 10 million kinds of local chronicles, covering the evolution of administrative regionsMountains and rivers、Daoli、traffic, property, tribute, disasterfolk customAnd attached with geographical map.Geography is characterized by its close connection with regional and ethnic observation, but it has no causal analysis and has not formed a scientific theoretical system.[1]
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From the 17th century to the 19th century, Germany entered the renaissance period of geoscience and produced many outstanding works of geoscience, so that Hertner called Litter a master of geoscience.Richthofen(F. Richthofen) called it local chronicle geography or regional geography.However, it is not limited to simply describing the phenomenon, and we must seek the explanation and hypothesis of its occurrence law and causality.Hart traced back to this geographical viewpoint of local chronicles, which has repeatedly appeared in geographical academic works since the 18th century.Soviet geographers held different views. Baronski and others believed that geography was not an independent science, but a collection of regional geographical data.A.G. Isachenko still holds a positive attitude, thinking that "Geography is extremely important because it provides the concept of connection between local nature, residents and economy", and "plays a link role between various geographical disciplines", but it cannot be a mechanical collection of data from different sources.Since the term regional geography has been widely used, the term geography has rarely been used.[1]
