What does landscape mean?

Landscape, in a general sense, refers to the scene presented in a certain area, that is, the visual effect.

1. Regional concept: It is an individual regional unit, which is equivalent to the smallest first-level natural area in the comprehensive natural zoning hierarchy system. It is an area with relatively consistent occurrence and the same morphological structure.

2. Type concept: used for any regional classification unit, which means that isolated areas are classified into the same type of unit based on the similarity of their external characteristics, such as grassland landscape, forest landscape, etc. This concept considers that regional units are not equivalent to landscapes, but are regular combinations of landscapes.

3. In Europe, the word landscape first appeared in the Hebrew Old Testament of the Bible. The meaning of landscape is consistent with the Chinese words "landscape", "view" and "view". , which is equivalent to the English "scenery", is a concept in the sense of visual aesthetics.

4. Geographers regard landscape as a scientific term, defining it as a surface scene, a comprehensive natural geographical area, or a general name for a type of unit, such as urban landscape, forest landscape, etc.

5. Artists regard landscape as an object of expression and reproduction, which is equivalent to landscape; ecologists define landscape as an ecosystem; tourism scientists regard landscape as a resource; architects regard landscape as a configuration of buildings. scenery or background.

6. The understanding of landscape generally has the following aspects:

1. The comprehensive characteristics of a certain area, including natural, economic, and humanistic aspects.

2. General natural complex: refers to an internally consistent whole formed by the interconnection, mutual restriction, and regular combination of various geographical elements. It can be as large as a map (i.e., landscape circle) or as small as a living thing. Geographic communities (single areas), they can be divided into different levels of areas or types of units.