两河间曰冀州，河南曰豫州，河西曰雍州，汉南曰荆州，江南曰扬州，济河间曰兗州，济东曰徐州，燕曰幽州，齐曰营州。──九州。
鲁有(you)大野。晋有(you)大陆(lu)。秦有(you)杨陓。宋(song)有(you)孟诸。楚有(you)云梦。吴越之间有(you)具区。齐有(you)海(hai)隅。燕有(you)昭余祁。郑(zheng)有(you)圃田。周有(you)焦讠蒦。──十(shi)薮。
东陵(ling)(ling)，南陵(ling)(ling)息(xi)慎(shen)，西(xi)陵(ling)(ling)威夷，中陵(ling)(ling)硃滕，北(bei)陵(ling)(ling)西(xi)隃雁(yan)门是也，陵(ling)(ling)莫(mo)大于(yu)加(jia)陵(ling)(ling)，梁(liang)莫(mo)大于(yu)湨梁(liang)，坟(fen)莫(mo)大于(yu)河坟(fen)。──八陵(ling)(ling)。
东方(fang)之(zhi)(zhi)美(mei)(mei)者，有(you)医无闾(lv)之(zhi)(zhi)珣玗琪焉(yan)(yan)(yan)；东南(nan)(nan)之(zhi)(zhi)美(mei)(mei)者，有(you)会稽之(zhi)(zhi)竹箭焉(yan)(yan)(yan)；南(nan)(nan)方(fang)之(zhi)(zhi)美(mei)(mei)者，有(you)梁山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)犀象焉(yan)(yan)(yan)；西(xi)南(nan)(nan)之(zhi)(zhi)美(mei)(mei)者，有(you)华山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)金石(shi)焉(yan)(yan)(yan)；西(xi)方(fang)之(zhi)(zhi)美(mei)(mei)者，有(you)霍山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)多珠玉焉(yan)(yan)(yan)；西(xi)北之(zhi)(zhi)美(mei)(mei)者，有(you)昆(kun)仑虚之(zhi)(zhi)璆琳(lin)琅(lang)玕焉(yan)(yan)(yan)；北方(fang)之(zhi)(zhi)美(mei)(mei)者，有(you)幽都之(zhi)(zhi)筋角焉(yan)(yan)(yan)；东北之(zhi)(zhi)美(mei)(mei)者，有(you)斥山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)文皮焉(yan)(yan)(yan)；中有(you)岱岳，与(yu)其五谷鱼盐生焉(yan)(yan)(yan)。──九府。
东(dong)方(fang)有(you)比(bi)目(mu)鱼焉(yan)(yan)，不比(bi)不行，其名谓之(zhi)(zhi)鲽；南方(fang)有(you)比(bi)翼鸟焉(yan)(yan)，不比(bi)不飞(fei)，其名谓之(zhi)(zhi)鹣鹣；西(xi)方(fang)有(you)比(bi)肩(jian)兽焉(yan)(yan)，与邛(qiong)(qiong)邛(qiong)(qiong)岠(ju)虚(xu)比(bi)，为邛(qiong)(qiong)邛(qiong)(qiong)岠(ju)虚(xu)啮甘草，即有(you)难，邛(qiong)(qiong)邛(qiong)(qiong)岠(ju)虚(xu)负(fu)而走，其名谓之(zhi)(zhi)蹷；北方(fang)有(you)比(bi)肩(jian)民焉(yan)(yan)，迭(die)食而迭(die)望；中有(you)枳首蛇(she)焉(yan)(yan)。此(ci)四方(fang)中国(guo)之(zhi)(zhi)异气也。──五方(fang)。
邑外(wai)(wai)(wai)(wai)谓(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)郊(jiao)，郊(jiao)外(wai)(wai)(wai)(wai)谓(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)牧，牧外(wai)(wai)(wai)(wai)谓(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)野，野外(wai)(wai)(wai)(wai)谓(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)林，林外(wai)(wai)(wai)(wai)谓(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)坰。
下湿曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)隰，大野(ye)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)平，广平曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)原，高(gao)平曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)陆，大陆曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)阜，大阜曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)陵，大陵曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)阿。可食者曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)原，陂者曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)阪，下者曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)隰。田一(yi)岁曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)菑，二岁曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)新田，三岁曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)畬。──野(ye)。
东至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)于(yu)泰(tai)远(yuan)，西至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)于(yu)邠国，南至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)于(yu)濮铅(qian)，北至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)于(yu)祝(zhu)栗，谓之四极。
觚竹、北(bei)户、西王母、日(ri)下，谓之四荒。
九夷(yi)、八狄(di)、七戎、六蛮，谓之(zhi)四海。
岠齐州以南，戴日为丹穴，北戴斗极为空桐，东至日所出为大平，西至日所入为大蒙。太平之人仁，丹穴之人智，大蒙之人信，空桐之人武。──四极。