Geomorphological characteristics and regional differentiation of landscape of North Shaanxi

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Description :
Northern Shaanxi is located on the Erdos syncline, a subdivision of North China Shield. The loess landforms are the main landform types, additionally, there are low rocky mountains and hills, valleys and eolian landforms. Changes of tectonic and of water-heat conditions in the region cause obvious regional differentiations of the landscape. from south to the north, the types of landforms, degree of dissection, vegetation cover-degree and intensity of soil and water loesses show clearly latitudinal zonation.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
The Journal of Chinese geography, issn : 0218-1444, 1995, vol. 5, n°. 4, p. 74-80, Références bibliographiques : 5 ref.

Date :
1995

Editeur :
Pays édition : Singapour, Singapore, Guoji Translation and Publishing