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School of Geography , Beijing Normal University
China Geography
Professor：Wang Jing’ai
Tel：62209024（H）；58807454-1632 （O）
E-mail:[email protected]
Introduction
1.Course Orientation
2.Course Target
3.Course Content
4.Teaching Design
5.Reference List
1.Course Orientation
Geography Subject？
High Normal School Geography ？
Quality Oriented Education ？
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
Regional Physical Geography
Physical Geography
Paleogeography
···
Topical Geography
Regional Human Geography
Human Geography
Systematic Human Geography
···
China Human Geography
Geography
Integrated Geography
China Physical Geography
General Physical Geography
China
Geography
“China Geography” belongs to Regional Geography with synthesis characteristics.
Cognition (2)
Dichotomy in Modern Geography (Qian Xuesen) :
Geography Science is an intersecting subject on natural science
and social science.
Application
Geography
Region
Geosciences
Basic Geography
Resource & Environment Science
China
Geography
“China Geography” combines Geosciences and Resource &
Environment with basic and application characteristics.
Cognition (3)
Trichotomy in Modern Geography (Yang Wuyang et,al.)
Social-Human science
China
Geography
Economic
Geography
and Branch
Tec-economy
and Branch
Regional
Geography
Biogeography
Physical
Geography
Socio-Cultural
Geography and
Branch
“China Geography” is an intersecting subject on
Nature,Society(Human) and Economy(Technology),with
high integration.
Three Key Words in Regional Geography：
Region（Conception）
 Synthesis（Method）
 PRED（Regional Sustainable
Development）
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Terms about Region
Place
Area
Physics
Region
Space
Relation
Location
Unit
Globe – World
Scale
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
1.2 Status of China Geography in National
Quality-oriented Education
•Status in Geography Teaching of Middle School
Geography 7 to 9 grade
Full-Time
Compulsory
Education
of Ministry of Education
Geographical Curriculum
Criterion
Globe and Map
China Geography
World Geography
Local Geography
2001
• 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
Understanding of Future Professional Quality
Brainman
Scientist
Technology Forum
Educationist
Special Class
Teachers Forum
Entrepreneur
Functionary
Commercial Sea
Forum
Management Forum
China Geography：National Conditions
China Geography ·Resources·Environment：Regionalization, Integration
1.3 Status of China Geography in High Normal
School Geography
Courses in Specialty （Required ）of Geography
Department（1952-1995）
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
Chinese Physical
Geography
China
Integrate
Geography
Chinese Economic
Geography
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Department of the Resource & Environmental
Science （Required）（1995-2001）

Basic Speciality Course of Department of the Resource &
Environmental Science （2001-2003）
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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）
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Basic Foundation and Domain of Choosing Title of Writing Thesis
China
Geography
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）
•
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.
• 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
3.Course Content
3.1 Research Object and Assignment
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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
3.2 Guiding Thought for Content Design
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Indicate “Region+Integration+Sustainable Development”
Three keys：
From
dualism
to
monism:Chinese
human/economic geography
physical
geography,Chinese
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
3.3 Planning of Course Content
Part 1 China Geography Location and
Territory (Foundation)
Latitude and Longitude
Coordinates
Homework 1
China in the
Chinese Landscape Optical
world
Models
CAI
Map Grid
Governance
Part 2 China Geography Structure
Homework 2
Geography
Physiognomy
Area Network
Geography Structure of Three Zones
Physiognomy Structure
Differentiate of Three
Climate
Natural Zones
Population Distribution Pattern
Hydro – Thermal Structure
Population Density,Agriculture,Politics,Industrialization and
Urbanilization
Hu Population Line
Biology Structure
Transportation Pattern
Land Use Structure of Big Agriculture
Urban Cluster(Industrial Structure)
Field Investigation
RS
Landscape Optical Models of China Typical Regions
章结构—
Differentia
Vegetation Soil
Structure
Human
Activity
Water System
Structure
Physical Structure
Land Cover
Geography
Landscape
Pattern
Map
Upheaval of Tibetan Plateau
Structure Basis
Part 2—China Geographic Process（Emphasis）
36 hundred
million year
North
China
Plate
67 mil.year
170ten thousand year
6000 year
A.D.
1736 year
now
1949 year
future
Process of Agriculture
Rudiment of
Physiognomy
Modern
Physiognomy
Evolvement of
Agricultural Regions
Industrialization –urbanization process
urbanization process
Three
The ancients
natural zones appearance
Land degradation and
ecological construction
Change of population,grain
and farming land
Spatial temporal change of natural disasters
Natural environment
evolvement process with
human activity
Natural environment
evolvement process
Economic region evolvement
Assessment of urbanization process
Natural and human environment
evolvement process
Human and natural environment
evolvement process
Part 3—Regional Sustainable Development and Integrated Analysis of China
（Application）
Regional Division of China Geography
Environmental Protection
in Resource Development
Regional
Geography
characters
Typical Regions
Regional
PRED
Resource Development
in Environmental Protection
Promote the Beneficial
and Abolish the Harmful
Contrast of
Geography Regions
Land Consolidation
and Regional Development
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
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.
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.
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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
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group：7 students every group
1 students leader every group
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
Part 1 Preface Theory
1.Location and Territory
2.Physical Structure
3.Coast and Coastal Water
4.Population and Economic Development
Wang Jing’ai, Zhao Ji,
Electronic Teaching plan
on China Geography,
Higher Education Press,2004
5.Traditional Cultural and Modern Spatial Process
6.Disaster and Environment
7.Landscape and Planning
8.Land Renovation and Regional Development Strategy
8.Land Renovation and
Regional Development Strategy
Content Structure
7.Landscape and Planning
6.Disaster and Environment
4.Population and
Economic Development
2.Physical Structure
5.Traditional Cultural and
Modern Spatial Process
3. Coast and Coastal Water
1.Location and Territory
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
9.Northeast China
8
10.Northern China
Content Structure
Geography Integrated Areas
Environmental and
Resource Conditions
11.Shanxi,Shannxi and
Inner Mongolia Areas
12. The Middle and Lower
Reaches along Yangtze River
Economic Development
Characteristics
13.Southeast China
Problems in Developing
14.Northwest China
15.Southwest China
16.Qinghai Tibet Areas
Regional Development
Orientation
5.3 Core Teaching Materials
Zhao Ji, Chen Chuankang, China Geography (Textbook Series for 21st Century),
Higher Education Press, 1999
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, 2000.
Wang Jing’ai, Zhao Ji, Electronic Teaching Plan on China Geography, Higher
Education Press, Higher Education Electronic and Audio and Video Press , 2000
5.4 Related Journals
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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）
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://210.31.68.171
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