References
“CLASSIFICATIONS OF REGIONS OF THE WORLD: REPORT OF A COMMITTEE OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION.” Geography, vol. 22, no. 4, 1937, pp. 253–282. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40560420.
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Thursday, 7 November 2019
1937: Classifying the World's regions
In 1937, a committee of the GA reported their progress on defining the world's regions. It was a 30 page article, exploring classifications of regions, with maps such as those of Köppen and Herbertson. Some of those ideas can still be seen in textbooks over 80 years later.
References
“CLASSIFICATIONS OF REGIONS OF THE WORLD: REPORT OF A COMMITTEE OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION.” Geography, vol. 22, no. 4, 1937, pp. 253–282. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40560420.
Members
All GA Presidents, other than the Chair.
References
“CLASSIFICATIONS OF REGIONS OF THE WORLD: REPORT OF A COMMITTEE OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION.” Geography, vol. 22, no. 4, 1937, pp. 253–282. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40560420.
Members
All GA Presidents, other than the Chair.
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