Introduction to Foreign Atlases: The Soviet World Natural Atlas
外国地图集简介: 苏联《世界自然地图集》
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- 专题地图与地图集编制
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- 201-202
Физико-географический атлас мира · Version 1
1964The review describes the 1964 Soviet Physical-Geographical Atlas of the World as the product of ten years’ work and notes that its contents were subsequently revised. Its more than 260 pages of color maps, supplemented by about 45 pages of explanatory text, are organized into three sections: global natural environments, including the polar regions and oceans; the physical characteristics of the continents; and the natural features of the Soviet Union. The reviewer regards the maps as embodying a new stage in physical geography and incorporating recent advances across its various branches.
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This article reviews three important Soviet atlases. First, the World Physical Atlas, published in 1964 after ten years of work, contains over 260 pages of color maps in three parts, covering global and continental features such as topography, geology, climate, hydrology, soils, vegetation, and fauna, reflecting new achievements in physical geography. Second, the Agricultural Atlas of the USSR includes 377 maps in nine sections, systematically presenting the natural conditions, material base, and development level of Soviet agriculture, including climate, soils, crops, livestock, and republican agriculture, praised as an outstanding agricultural atlas worldwide. Third, the Atlas for Secondary School Teachers serves as a teaching reference for geographic education. Together, these atlases demonstrate the achievements and characteristics of Soviet cartography.
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