Geographical Survey Research Methods (Second Edition) (Second Edition)

Author: Guo Baoxing
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Publish Date: 2001-06-02
Features: This book is one of the series on secondary school teacher professional training organized by the former Shanghai Municipal Education Commission's Normal Education Department. It has been reviewed and recommended by the National Ministry of Education's Normal Education Department as a reference book for the continuous education of primary and secondary school teachers in China, and has been revised for more comprehensive content. Based on the development of modern geography, this book concisely discusses the basic methods of geographical investigation and research. Its content includes the development process and philosophical foundation of geographical research methods, the basic knowledge and procedures of geographical scientific research, the means of acquiring geographical information and commonly used research methods, as well as the writing of geographical theses and reports. The book provides detailed discussions on model construction, the basic process of information collection, and commonly used geographical research methods such as evolutionary methods, correlation methods, comparative analysis methods, and typological zoning methods. It is suitable for primary and secondary school geography teachers, geography students and teachers, as well as professionals in related disciplines.