Question - QUIZ - Which mountain range divides Europe from Asia?

Which mountain range divides Europe from Asia? 

a) The Pyrenees 

b) The Urals 

b) The Carpathians 

b) The Apennines

Answer: 

b) The Urals 

The Ural Mountains and the Caucasus Mountains separate Europe from Asia. The Ural Mountains are located mainly in Russia, and measure approximately 2500 kilometers in length.

Li Siguang (1889-1971), Geologist

Li Siguang (1889-1971) was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a geologist and paleontologist. He was the founder of geomechanics and also a pioneer in China's paleontology and glaciology development. He awarded the National Natural Science Award. The asteroid with the international number 137039 was named after Li's name as "137039 Lisiguang".

Li Siguang's discovery of Quaternary glacial remains laid the foundation for the study of Quaternary geology, geography and climate, and contributed to the construction of hydrology and engineering in China. He created the Paleontological Fusulinid Classification Criteria, which accurately delineated the Carboniferous and Permian strata and was used by the international paleontological community to comprehensively study the sea level changes during the Carboniferous and Permian period and their relationship with the Earth's rotation. Li Siguang used mechanics to study the structure and movement patterns of the earth's crust and to delineate the sturctural systems of China and major regions of the world. He used geodynamic theory to guide the search for energy sources such as coal, oil, uranium and geothermal heat, and to prevent and control natural disasters.

Li Siguang Geological Science Award

This is a science award established in 1989 to honour Li Siguang's outstanding achievement and his patriotism, as well as to encourage geoscientists to contribute to the socialist modernisation and the advancement of science and technology. The Li Siguang Geological Science Award consists of four awards: The Li Siguang Geological Science Field Geologist Award, The Li Siguang Geological Science Research Award, The Li Siguang Geological Science Teacher of Geology Award and the The Li Siguang Geological Science Honor Award.

Source: Communications Museum of Macao, CTT.

Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Meteorologist & Geographer

Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), known as Coching Chu, was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a meteorologist, geographer and educator. The asteroid with the international number 224888 named after Chu’s name as "224888 Cochingchu".

In the 1920s and 1930s, Zhu Kezhen pioneered meteorological education, established the Institute of Meteorology of the Academia Sinica, set up the early Chinese meteorological observation network, and carried out weather observation, high-altitude surveys and weather forecasting, and made pioneering contributions to research on typhoons, Chinese monsoon, atmospheric circulation, climatic regionalization, weather and climate change. He introduced the concept of the monsoon system, pioneered the study of regional climate, proposed indicators for delineating subtropical zones, identified eight major climate regions in China, established the basic contours of climatic and physical regionalization, and studied climate change in China over the past five millennia.

During his 13 years as President of Zhejiang University, starting from 1936, Zhu Kezhen was keen to develop the University, conduct scientific research, improve academic and teaching standards and cultivate a good academic culture, making Zhejiang University a first-class China institution of higher education.

Source: Communications Museum of Macao, CTT.