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Distribution Characteristics of Village-Level Place Names in Qinghai Based on GIS Analysis

Author(s)

Yongsheng Chen

Affiliation(s)

Chongqing College of International Business and Economics, Hechuan, Chongqing, China

Abstract

Using mathematical statistics to quantitatively analyze the characters, words, sources and cultural landscapes of village-level place names in Qinghai Province, combining spatial data with place name attributes through GIS spatial analysis methods, and visualizing the spatial distribution differences of place names in the form of thematic maps. The following conclusions are drawn: There is a high positive correlation between the density of place names and the density of population in Qinghai Province, which shows the distribution characteristics of dense in the east and sparse in the west. The concentrated area of the nuclear density distribution of place names is Hehuang area and distributed in clumps. The naming of natural place names mainly reflects the characteristics of geographical orientation and topography. Humanistic place names mainly reflect the long nomadic culture, and immigrant culture of Qinghai Province.

Keywords

GIS Analysis; Qinghai Province; Village-Level Place Names

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