Problems of maps of industry in national atlases

Summary

This paper addresses the compilation of industrial maps in national atlases, drawing on the experience of the Atlas of Czechoslovakia. It examines base maps for industrial location, the distinction between geographical and administrative-statistical units, international industrial classification, and the mapping of economic-geographical relations. Geographical units should be based on population distribution and production concentration, and may be merged by functional unity and spatial proximity. Industrial classification should adopt international categories such as energy, mining, engineering, and chemicals, rather than geographical ones. Mapping economic relations risks overcrowding; the Soviet regional atlas method, though effective, is limited to planned economies. The paper concludes that a uniform base is essential for international comparability and peace.