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EXPLAINING OF TERMININOLOGY, CONTENT
AND METHODOLOGY OF SOME STATISTICAL INDICATORS

OF LAND AND CLIMATE

LAND

Total land area of an administration unit is the aggregate area of all
types of land within the boundary line of each administration unit which is
determined in accordance with the provisions of law.
Agriculture production land refers to the land used in agricultural
production, including annual crop land and perennial crop land.

Forestry land refers to the land with forests (including planted forests
and natural forests) that meet the forest standards prescribed by the legislation
on forest protection and development, and newly planted land or plantation
forest in combination with natural farming.

Specially used land includes land used by the government offices; public
services construction facilities; security and national defence land; land for non-
agricultural production and business, and public land.
Homestead land refers to land used for house and other works
construction for living activities; garden and pond attached to house in a parcel
of land in residential area (including garden and pond attached to detached
house) which is recognized as homestead land. It includes land in urban and
rural areas.
Unused land includes all categories of land of which the purposes of use
have not been yet determined, including unused plain land; unused hilly land;
rocky mountains without forests.

CLIMATE

Average air temperature in months is the average of average air
temperature of days in the month.
Average air temperature in year is the average of average air
temperature of days in the year.

• Air temperature is measured by normal thermometer, maximum
thermometer (mercury), minimum thermometer (alcohol liquid) and

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