Present paper is devoted to a problem of the analysis of medicoecological situation in large industrial city (by the example of Balakovo city of Saratov region). An object of such investigation is, first of all, the studying of correlation between pollution of the environment in the city and morbidity of citizens. In the current paper the GIS-method and some intermediate results of the analysis of medico-ecological situation in Balakovo are presented. Some features of input data processing are considered.
The forecast of the spring wheat quality is represented in this work. The forecast is composed on the grounds of correlation of the amount of protein in cereal with mean monthly air temperature in June. The equation derived by the authors lets to estimate the cereal’s quality in monthly advance. The forecast of the quality of the new harvest cereal composed in advance has an important meaning in organization of cereal provision.
In clause strategy of nature protection activity of the state and public bodies of the Astrakhan area is considered. As the main task necessity of creation of an ecological skeleton of territory of area is put forward. Ways of the decision of the specified problem are in detail considered.
In this article the author’s three-year experience of carrying out business games applied in training of students of geographical department for extracurricular work on geography is summarized. The objectives and basic stages of carrying out business games are stated. Short methodological recommendations are given to each stage. The results of the carried out work are reviewed.
On the base of daily data the dinamic of snow cover height and soil frozening depth on meteorological station Saratov Yu V for 1976–2005 period was examined. The calculated trends equations make it clear that height of snow cover and depth of soil frozening are going down. Also, the dates of snow cover formation and coming off are displaced to more earlier dates, and the beginning of soil frozening – to more late period of time.
This article is devoted to problems of modern techniques of aesthetic landscapes objective appraisal. Such experience is shown according to example of Saratov. The base for an estimation are concepts «a morphological landscape» and «a morphological scenery».
The more dangerous processes of modern geomorphogenesis of the territory of Saratov Volga region have been considered: linear erosion, plane wash-away, deflusion, landslide and reforming of Volgograd and Saratov coast reservoirs.
The work presents the results of the elaborating of the regional system of long-range forecast of the weather character’s changing during a month, exactly on the days with sudden changes of average day-night air temperature and precipitation with the concretization of the falling date for the Saratov region. The sort of forecasting production and justification of the given way of the long-range forecast of weather elements’ development during a month are thoroughly shown.
In the article change of the ethnic composition of the popularity of the Saratov region at the period from 1989 to 2002 are considering. The author shows as the role of the ethnic migration in given changes. In the region a number of people from the Caucasuc and Central Asia are growing. It is revealed, that: students are rather tolerant to emigrants; they are worried about the competition for job vacancy; conflict at the cultural ground is possible; they worried about demographical situation in the Russian Federation and its emigration policy.
The concept of geoecological risk, its kinds is considered in article. The characteristic of natural-technogenic processes and display of factors of natural and technogenic risks is resulted. The opportunity of division into districts of territory of city on degree of display of risk is proved in article.
