Table 4. The classification results of China’s regions based on the dual spatial cross-correlation scatterplots of urbanization and economic development (2012).

Quadrant	Type	Economic development acts on urbanization (x vs. nWy,)		Urbanization reacts on economic development (y vs. nWx)
		Regions	Number	Regions	Number
First one	H-H	Beijing, Fujian, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhejiang	9	Beijing, Fujian, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhejiang	9
Second one	L-H	Anhui, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Jiangxi, Shanxi	7	Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Jilin, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanxi	7
Third one	L-L	Chongqing, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan	12	Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan	11
Fourth one	H-L	Guangdong	1	Chongqing, Guangdong	2

Note: The regions that are expressed in italic type represent the uncertain elements.