Physiographical Study on Pirapo River Basin in Parana State

Authors

  • Osmar Rigon Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Messias Modesto dos Passos State University of Maringa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2447-1747.2014v23n1p35

Keywords:

Landscape, River basin, Pirapó River, North of Paraná, Physiographical aspects.

Abstract

The current article aims to characterize physical aspects that constitute the landscape of Pirapó river basin, whose area is located mostly in Central North region of Paraná and shows in its territorial domains a combination of natural elements, which highlights the fertile soils of "red earth" originated from the decomposition of basalt, plateau reliefs where low slopes are predominant and they range from flat to slightly wavy and tropical/subtropical transitional climate influenced by its altimetry and latitude characteristics. These climatic, soil and geomorphological characteristics, associated with their geographical location of proximity to large economic centers, definitely contributed to the success in the settlement process based on an enterprising model of private colonization stimulated by coffee expansion of São Paulo towards north of Paraná, turning it into one of the most promising economic regions of the country, which left the marks of environmental degradation shaped in its territory.

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Author Biographies

Osmar Rigon, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Degree in Geography (1988). Master of Geography, concentration area - Regional and Environmental Analysis at the State University of Maringa (2005). PhD in Geography from the State University of Maringa, area of concentration - Environmental Analysis (2012). Has experience in the field of Geography, with emphasis on Geography Education, Landscape Studies, Environmental and Regional in Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility.

Messias Modesto dos Passos, State University of Maringa

Degree in Geography from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho (1972), PhD in Geography (Physical Geography) from the University of São Paulo (1988); 02 Post-Doctorate at the Université Rennes 2 France: 1992-1994 and 2002, professor at the State University of Maringa. Membre Associé au Laboratoire Costel - Université Rennes 2 - France.

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Published

2015-05-21

How to Cite

Rigon, O., & Passos, M. M. dos. (2015). Physiographical Study on Pirapo River Basin in Parana State. Geografia (Londrina), 23(1), 35–56. https://doi.org/10.5433/2447-1747.2014v23n1p35

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2014)

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