Abstract:
Based on the characteristics of the physical geography,topography,and hydroclimatology of Morocco and years of experience in the geochemical survey in Morocco, this study divided the geochemical landscapes in Morocco and plotted the geochemical landscape zoning map of Morocco. As a result, Morocco was divided into six first-order geochemical landscape areas, namely a forest coverage area, a semi-arid high mountain area, a humid-semi-humid middle-low mountain and hill area, an arid-semi-arid middle-low mountain and hill area, an arid desert and gobi area, and a desert coverage area. According to the elevation and surface cutting intensity, the humid-semi-humid and arid-semi-arid middle-low mountain and hill areas were subdivided into four second-level landscape areas each, namely a hill area, a low mountain area,a shallow-cutting middle mountain area,and a medium-deep-cutting middle-mountain area. Based on this division scheme, this study proposed several suggestions for geochemical surveys in Morocco.