Abstract:

Country geography research is an important academic tool for understanding and studying the world. China's current stage of development is generating unprecedented demand for country geography research. First of all, this article reviews and analyzes the history and current situation of world country geography research in China. Secondly, this paper illustrates the urgent need for country geography research in the context of the times, national strategies, and discipline development. In the third section, we propose five research themes of country geography research including country geography research based on pivotal geographical elements, country geography research based on important geoscience issues, country geography research with the goals of national needs, country geography research in the context of globalization, comparative study of China and foreign geography. Finally, this thesis proposes four countermeasures for future country geography research in China, including expanding objects of country geography research, deepening research issues of country geography, strengthening research works of country geography, and transforming country geography research results into national strategies. It is hoped that this article will provide useful inspiration for stimulating the enthusiasm of country geography research and promoting world country geography research in China.

Key words: country geography, problem-orientated, national needs, research content

摘要：

国别地理研究是了解世界和研究世界的重要学术工具，我国目前所处的发展阶段正前所未有地对国别地理研究产生了重大需求。本文回顾和分析了中国国别地理研究的历史与现状；阐明了时代进步、国家战略与学科发展对国别地理研究的迫切需要；提出了新时代中国国别地理研究的主要方向，包括以地理要素为核心主题的国别地理研究、以地理科学问题为导向的国别地理研究、以服务国家需求为目标的国别地理研究、全球化视野下的国别地理研究和中外地理对比研究；指出了未来中国国别地理研究应突出“四化”，即细化国别地理研究对象，深化国别地理研究问题，强化国别地理研究工作，转化国别地理研究成果。期待本文能为激发地理学国别地理研究的热情、推动我国国别地理研究提供有益启示。

关键词: 国别地理, 问题导向, 国家需求, 研究内容