地洼学说(活化区理论)自1956年诞生以来，经受过35年的实践检验，已发展成为包括五个组成部分和两个衍生学科的理论体系。它的理论结构是以第一个组成部分，即大陆地壳中发生于地台阶段之后，与地槽区不同特征的一种新型活动区—活化区即地洼区概念为内核，保护层为其余的组成部分和衍生学科，即地壳动定转化递进说、递进(地洼)成矿理论、壳体概念和地幔蠕动热能聚散交替假说，以及构造地球化学和成矿构造学。
    地洼学说是属于作者建立的“历史—因果论大地构造学”范畴，它的发展纲领应是运用“历史—动力综合分析法”的研究方法，贯彻理论实践并重和切合生产需要的学术路线，采用充实和加固内核以及调整某些保护层的方式，按照自我完善与学百家之长相结合的原则，研究领域包括学说本身的进一步发展和运用它以解决实际问题。
    内核的充实和加固包括两个方面：(1)理论方面的研究，例如地洼区的鉴别依据、类型划分、形成时代、分布地区、地壳运动等方面的问题。(2)实用方面的研究，例如运用区域地质、成矿规律及找矿预测、地热、水文地质、地貌、新构造等方面的问题。

    The theory of activated or geodepression( Diwa in Chinese words) developed and become a theoretic system which contains 5 component parts and 2 derivative disciplines since it was born in 1956 and has withstood the test by practice for 35 years, In its theoretic construction, the core is the concept of activated region (geodepression or Diwa region) which a new-type continental mobile region of postplatform stage and differing from a geosynclinal region. The protective spheres are the other component parts and the derivative disciplines, i. e., theory of progression with transformation between mobile and stable regions, theory of progressive ore formation, concept of crustal bodies,hypothesis of mantle creep-flow and geothermal energy coacervation-diffusion alternation, tectonogechemistry and metallogenic tectonics.
    Diwa theory belongs to the category of historism-causationism geotectonics advanced by the author. Its developmental programme is as follows:(1)To use the historic-dynamic synthetical analysis research methods. (2)To implement the academic line of paying attention to both theory and practice as well as fitting in with the needs of production. (3)To act along the way of strengthening the inner core and adjusting some of the protective spheres. (4)To follow the principle of self-perfection combining with emulating others s strong points. (5)To further develop the theory itself as well as to solve real problems with it.
    To replenish and strengthen the core may be studied in two ways:(1) Theoretic studies of the Diwa region itself, such as the criteria for its determination, its type-classification, its ages, its distributions,its crustal movements,etc.(2)Practical studies by using the concept of Diwa region,such as in regional geology, metallogenic regularities and prognosis for ore, geotherm,hydrogeology,geomorphology,neotectonics, etc.