THE STUDY OF THE FEATURES OF THE RELIEF AND GEOLOGY OF THE ECOSYSTEM OF THE CHINGIRLAU DISTRICT OF THE WEST KAZAKHSTAN REGION

Abstract

The territory of Kazakhstan has a unique set of landscape complexes: from deserts to highlands and ecosystems of the inland seas. In the context of the increasing pace of economic development of the country and the increased use of natural resources, the issue of preserving the biological diversity of ecological systems, unique natural complexes, objects of the nature reserve fund, cultural and natural heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan is becoming relevant - one of the important tasks of the state at the present stage. The purpose of the study: to study the geomorphological features of the structure of the terrain of the Chingirlau district of the West Kazakhstan region. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study consists of general scientific methods: descriptive, comparative, statistical, system analysis, cartographic. The research methodology is based on a system of general principles and approaches. General scientific: complex, integral, systemic, ecological, geographical. As a result of research on the territory of the Chingirlau district of the West Kazakhstan region, geomorphological features were studied, where a schematic map was compiled based on ecosystem analysis and GIS technology. An analysis was made of the geographical position and geomorphological features of the territory, where on the surface of the Poduralsky Plateau and the Ural Valley Plain are complicated by negative and positive landforms created as a result of the redistribution of colossal masses of salts in ancient deep sedimentary layers (halokinesis). This process and tectonic movements have created a large number of hills and hummocks of different types, estuarine, lake and lake-sor depressions. Steppe saucers (micro-depressions), common for flat watersheds, most likely have a suffusion origin, possibly in combination with karst processes. Natural relief complexes of river valleys are developed along the rivers. These features are reflected in the landscape structure and its dynamics within the district.