Based on the theory of Chenery's economic developing stages and criterion, appling factor analysis and cluster analysis methods to extract main driving factors influencing cultivated land resource change. Through calculating factor scores and inspecting its functional mechanism of cultivated land resource in 17 Cities and Prefectures in Hubei, the regional differ-ences of cultivated land change of driving characteristics of Hubei Province were explored. Research results showed that the driving force of cultivated land use change can be attributed to three aspects: economic development, populat...