1. School of Geography , Beijing Normal University Professor：Wang Jing’ai
China Geography
Professor：Wang Jing’ai
Tel： （H）； （O）

2. Introduction 1.Course Orientation 2.Course Target 3.Course Content
4.Teaching Design
5.Reference List

3. High Normal School Geography ？ Quality Oriented Education ？
1.Course Orientation
Geography Subject？
High Normal School Geography ？
Quality Oriented Education ？

4. 1.1 Status of China Geography in Geography Subjects
Cognition (1)
Dichotomy in Traditional Geography:
Physical Geography & Human Geography
Systematic Geography & Regional Geography
Topical Geography & Integrated Geography

5. Geography ··· ··· China Physical Geography China Human Geography China
General Physical Geography
Geography
Integrated Geography
Regional Physical Geography
Physical Geography
Paleogeography
···
Topical Geography
China Human Geography
Regional Human Geography
Human Geography
China
Geography
···
Systematic Human Geography
“China Geography” belongs to Regional Geography with synthesis characteristics.

6. Cognition (2) Dichotomy in Modern Geography (Qian Xuesen) :
Geography Science is an intersecting subject on natural science and social science.
Resource & Environment Science
Basic Geography
Geosciences
Application Geography
Region
China
Geography
“China Geography” combines Geosciences and Resource & Environment with basic and application characteristics.

7. Cognition (3) Trichotomy in Modern Geography (Yang Wuyang et,al.)
China
Geography
Socio-Cultural Geography and Branch
Social-Human science
Regional Geography
Biogeography
Tec-economy
Physical Geography and Branch
Economic Geography and Branch
“China Geography” is an intersecting subject on Nature,Society(Human) and Economy(Technology),with high integration.

8. Three Key Words in Regional Geography：
Region（Conception）
Synthesis（Method）
PRED（Regional Sustainable Development）

9. Terms about Region Place Area Region Space Location Unit Globe – World
Physics
Relation
Scale

10. Multi-Dimension and 3s Technology of Region
Three Dimensional Space：From spherical surface to flat (map projection) using longitude \ latitude, altitude to identify location.
Attribute Radius：Identify the region with some geographic characters.
Corresponding to some patches in the map（M）
Determine the nature：RS（Energy Differentiation）
Orientation-Delimitation：GPS
Multi-Dimensional Geographic Characters：GIS（Overlaying social and natural information）
Temporal Dimension：Different Temporal Dimension and Resolution

11. of Ministry of Education Geographical Curriculum
1.2 Status of China Geography in National Quality-oriented Education
Status in Geography Teaching of Middle School
Full-Time
Compulsory
Education
of Ministry of Education
Geographical Curriculum
Criterion
2001
Geography 7 to 9 grade
Globe and Map
China Geography
World Geography
Local Geography

12. Understanding of Citizen Quality ：
Status in National Quality-oriented Education
Understanding of Citizen Quality ：
Earthman：Geographic Environment(Resource and Environment)
World man：Universal Language（Number,Note,Element Symbol,English Number,Figure, Computer language）
Chinaman：Chinese Characteristics（Chinese Characters, Chinese History ,China Geography,Chinese Law, Chinese Culture）
Human：Psychology Quality,Body Quality

13. Understanding of Future Professional Quality
Brainman
Scientist
Educationist
Entrepreneur
Functionary
Technology Forum
Special Class
Teachers Forum
Commercial Sea
Forum
Management Forum
China Geography：National Conditions
China Geography ·Resources·Environment：Regionalization, Integration

14. 1.3 Status of China Geography in High Normal School Geography
Courses in Specialty （Required ）of Geography Department（ ）
Traditional Regional Geography Course（4 parts）：
Chinese Physical Geography World Physical Geography
Chinese Economic Geography World Economic Geography
Geography Teaching Instruction Committee of Ministry of Education in 1995：
Regional Geography is the core course of geography undergraduate teaching
China
Geography
Chinese Physical Geography
Chinese Economic Geography
Integrate

15. Department of the Resource & Environmental Science （Required）（1995-2001）

16. Basic Speciality Course of Department of School of Geography（2004）
Basic Speciality Course of Department of the Resource & Environmental Science （ ）
Basic Speciality Course of Department of School of Geography（2004）
Geography, Resource & Environmental Science, GIS（required）
More than 70 percent of theses including doctor,master and bachelor,saved by this department data room,research on China Geography
（from 1982 to 1996）
Basic Foundation and Domain of Choosing Title of Writing Thesis
China
Geography

17. 2. Course Target Target of Knowledge:
Understand: the location of China and its meaning
Master: the features and structure of geographical environment
of China
Understand: the basic process of formation and evolution of
geographical environment
Know: the regional division of China
Analyze: the relationship of PRED of typical regions
（Population,Resource,Environment and Sustainable Development）

18. Target of Ability and Skill:
The ability of differentiating remote sensing images;
The ability of analyzing maps;
The ability of analyzing regions interactively;
The ability of finding regional problems;
The ability of regional innovative thoughts and describing regional geography.

19. Target of Attitude and Emotion: Teacher：
A superior teacher demonstrates
Persist on developing good points to avoid shortcomings
Student：
Earnest, Honesty, Observe the laws of the course
Increase the passion for our homeland, care about the existence and
development of our country and hometown
Diligence, Practical-mended, Innovation

20. 3.Course Content 3.1 Research Object and Assignment
Research Object ：Earth Surface Layer inside China Boundary
Main Assignment ：
Illuminate the characters, mechanism and differentia of Structure of China geography
Understand national conditions，build up concept of sustainable development
Settle the foundation of geography education and regional geography of China

21. 3.2 Guiding Thought for Content Design
Indicate “Region+Integration+Sustainable Development”
Three keys：
From dualism to monism:Chinese physical geography,Chinese human/economic geography Chinese physical geography + Chinese human/economic geography Integration of facing to PRED；
Regional difference of China geography: physical zones differentia human-land system；
Content:Chinese physical geography,Chinese human/economic geography
Population,resource,environment and development

22. 3.3 Planning of Course Content

23. Part 2 China Geography Structure
Part 1 China Geography Location and Territory (Foundation)
Homework 1
Latitude and Longitude
Coordinates
Chinese Landscape Optical Models
China in the world
Map Grid
Governance Area Network
CAI
Part 2 China Geography Structure
Homework 2
Geography Structure of Three Zones
Geography Structure Basis
Physiognomy
Physiognomy Structure
Upheaval of Tibetan Plateau
Hydro – Thermal Structure
Differentiate of Three Natural Zones
Map
Climate
Population Distribution Pattern
Differentia
Land Cover
Physical Structure
Human Activity
Geography Landscape
Pattern
Water System Structure
Vegetation Soil Structure
Transportation Pattern
Land Use Structure of Big Agriculture
Hu Population Line
Urban Cluster(Industrial Structure)
Biology Structure
Population Density,Agriculture,Politics,Industrialization and Urbanilization
Field Investigation RS
Landscape Optical Models of China Typical Regions
章结构—

24. Part 2—China Geographic Process（Emphasis）
36 hundred million year
A.D.
67 mil.year
170ten thousand year
6000 year
1736 year
1949 year
now
future
Process of Agriculture
North
China
Plate
Modern
Physiognomy
Rudiment of
Physiognomy
Industrialization –urbanization process
Evolvement of
Agricultural Regions
urbanization process
Land degradation and
ecological construction
Change of population,grain
and farming land
Three
natural zones
The ancients
appearance
Spatial temporal change of natural disasters
evolvement process with
Natural environment
human activity
Economic region evolvement
Assessment of urbanization process
Natural environment
evolvement process
Natural and human environment
evolvement process
Human and natural environment
evolvement process

25. Regional PRED Regional Division of China Geography
Part 3—Regional Sustainable Development and Integrated Analysis of China（Application）
Regional Division of China Geography
Regional
PRED
Regional
Geography
characters
Typical Regions
Environmental Protection
in Resource Development
Resource Development
in Environmental Protection
Contrast of
Geography Regions
Promote the Beneficial
and Abolish the Harmful
Land Consolidation
and Regional Development

26. 4.Teaching Design and Require of China Geography Course
4.1 Teaching Model
Teaching step:multi-resources information--teachers and students two-way to feedback
Including：prelection, CAI,scientific report, network
interview,written examination,practice,homework,discussion
Lecture in classroom：teaching mainly（electronic software）
CAI assisting， scientific report
Discussion：improvisatory Discussion
problems or homework discussion
thematic argument
Homework Model：make thematic map,collect television information
small article with problems

27. 4.2 Studying Model：
Inject teaching content into research project,adopt “cooperation-discussion” teaching method,develop research study mainly.
Teaching content at province level,adopt “pearl-necklace” teaching method,develop independent study mainly.
Persist “elicitation” in the course of teaching ,adopt “guide- instruct-teach” teaching method,develop exploration study.

28. Class attending：first to second class on Wednesday;
4.3 Requirement：
Class attending：first to second class on Wednesday;
first to second class on Friday.
Not late for feedback, not absent.
Homework：deliver homework within two weeks, expired or not.
Discussion：every person no less than one core lecture
practice：not absent.

29. usual assessment accounting for 30%；
Achievement Assessment：integrated assessment of structural achievement
　　usual assessment accounting for 30%；
　　 mid-term（interview）exam accounting for 20%；
　　final results accounting for 50%
Student Organization：
2 students who recommend themselves curriculum deputy　　　　　　
group：7 students every group
1 students leader every group

30. 5.Suggestion of Main References
5.1 References Structure of China Geography Course
5.2 Course Teaching Materials：
Geography of China
Chief-editor:Zhao Ji and Chen Chuankang

31. Electronic Teaching plan
Part 1 Preface Theory
1.Location and Territory
2.Physical Structure
3.Coast and Coastal Water
4.Population and Economic Development
5.Traditional Cultural and Modern Spatial Process
6.Disaster and Environment
7.Landscape and Planning
8.Land Renovation and Regional Development Strategy
Wang Jing’ai, Zhao Ji,
Electronic Teaching plan
on China Geography,
Higher Education Press,2004

32. Regional Development Strategy
Content Structure
8.Land Renovation and
Regional Development Strategy
7.Landscape and Planning
6.Disaster and Environment
4.Population and
Economic Development
5.Traditional Cultural and
Modern Spatial Process
2.Physical Structure
3. Coast and Coastal Water
1.Location and Territory

33. Part 2 Regional Analysis
9.Northeast China
10.Northern China
11.Shanxi,Shannxi and Inner Mongolia Areas
12. The Middle and Lower Reaches along Yangtze River
13.Southeast China
14.Northwest China
15.Southwest China
16.Qinghai Tibet Areas

34. 8 Geography Integrated Areas
Content Structure
9.Northeast China
10.Northern China
8 Geography Integrated Areas
Environmental and
Resource Conditions
11.Shanxi,Shannxi and
Inner Mongolia Areas
Economic Development
Characteristics
12. The Middle and Lower
Reaches along Yangtze River
13.Southeast China
Problems in Developing
14.Northwest China
Regional Development
Orientation
15.Southwest China
16.Qinghai Tibet Areas

35. 5.3 Core Teaching Materials Zhao Ji, Chen Chuankang, China Geography (Textbook Series for 21st Century), Higher Education Press, Zhao Ji, Zhang Chao, Multiple Media Teaching Software in Physical Geography of China (3 disks), Higher Education Electronic and Audio and Video Press, Higher Education Press, Wang Jing’ai, Zhao Ji, Electronic Teaching Plan on China Geography, Higher Education Press, Higher Education Electronic and Audio and Video Press , 2000

36. 5.4 Related Journals Acta Geographica Sinica Geographical Research
Scientia Geographica Sinica
Journal of Natural Resources
Chinese National Geography
Chinese Population Resource and Environment
China Geography（Renmin University of China Copy Journal）

37. 5.6 Read Related Biography and Treatise of Chinese Geographers
5.5 Main Website：
National-provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions - local or Development
Zone, the regional website at all levels providing teaching platform.
PPT Download Website：ftp://
name：student key words：student
5.6 Read Related Biography and Treatise of Chinese
Geographers
Understanding of Chinese geographers growth
Academic perspective to China Geography
Contribution to the developing of China Geography