book chapter
[Geography of Iran]: chapter XIII
Middle East ; a physical, social, and regional geography • London • Published In 1950 • Pages: 255-292
By: Fisher, W. B. (William Bayne).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This report on the geography of Iran appears as Chapter XIII of a work on the geography of the Middle East. The entire chapter, including several distributional maps and charts, has been excerpted for the HRAF collection. Following a thorough discussion of the topographic and climatic characteristics of Iran, the author widens his scope to include the economic factors contingent upon the countrys geography. Topics covered are: agriculture (with the various crops, their distribution and importance to the economy), animal husbandry, mineral potential by district, an enumeration of industrial installation (struggling because of general primitiveness of machinery and methods, inadequate utilization of labor, unequal distribution of industry throughout the land, and the inbred preoccupation labor, unequal distribution of industry throughout the land, and the inbred preoccupation with agriculture and pastoralism.) Population figures and distributions are presented, with indications as to the effect of geographic barriers on the government attempts at amalgamation of the diversified tribal groups within Irans borders. Of similar importance is the position of Iran along the trade routes linking east and west. The inability of roads, railways, sea ports and communications in general to cope with the aridity of the climate and the rough terrain has hindered Iran in foreign trade and also in the institution of over-all internal productive stability and efficiency. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company is cited as a vital factor in augmenting the productive capacity of Iran, despite the geographic and traditional obstacles which belabor the land. The author, a lecturer in the University of Aberdeen, was in the Middle East and southern Europe from 1942-45.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Geography
- Population
- Agriculture
- Woven and other interworked fabrics
- Water supply
- Settlement patterns
- Production and supply
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Iran
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle East
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Middle East
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Natural Scientist
- Physical Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Robert J. Smith ; 1954
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1942-1945
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1934-1948
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Iran
- NotesAdditional notes
- W. B. Fisher
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 50011162
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Iranians