China Geography

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School of Geography , Beijing Normal University

• China Geography

ProfessorWang Jingai Tel[phone](H)5880745
4-1632 (O) E-mailsqq_at_bnu.edu.cn
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Introduction

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

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1.Course Orientation
Geography Subject?
High Normal School Geography ?
Quality Oriented Education ?
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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
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China Physical Geography
General Physical Geography
Geography
Integrated Geography
Regional Physical Geography
Physical Geography
Paleogeography

Topical Geography
China Human Geography
Regional Human Geography
China Geography
Human Geography

Systematic Human Geography
China Geography belongs to Regional Geography
with synthesis characteristics.
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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
Application Geography
Geosciences
Region
China Geography
China Geography combines Geosciences and
Resource Environment with basic and application
characteristics.
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Cognition (3)
Trichotomy in Modern Geography (Yang Wuyang
et,al.)
China Geography
Socio-Cultural Geography and Branch
Social-Human science
Regional Geography
Tec-economy
Biogeography
Economic Geography and Branch
Physical Geography and Branch
China Geography is an intersecting subject on
Nature,Society(Human) and Economy(Technology),with
high integration.
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Three Key Words in Regional Geography

• Region(Conception)
• Synthesis(Method)
• PRED(Regional Sustainable Development)

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Terms about Region Place Area Region
Space Location Unit Globe World
Physics
Relation
Scale
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• Multi-Dimension and 3s Technology of Region
• Three Dimensional SpaceFrom spherical surface to
  flat (map projection) using longitude \ latitude,
  altitude to identify location.
• Attribute RadiusIdentify the region with some
  geographic characters.
• Corresponding to some patches in
  the map(M)
• Determine the natureRS(Energy
  Differentiation)
• Orientation-DelimitationGPS
• Multi-Dimensional Geographic CharactersGIS(Overla
  ying social and natural information)
• Temporal DimensionDifferent Temporal Dimension
  and Resolution

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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
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• Status in National Quality-oriented Education

Understanding of Citizen Quality

• EarthmanGeographic Environment(Resource and
  Environment)
• World manUniversal Language(Number,Note,Element
  Symbol,English Number,Figure, Computer language)
• ChinamanChinese Characteristics(Chinese
  Characters, Chinese History ,China
  Geography,Chinese Law, Chinese Culture)
• HumanPsychology Quality,Body Quality

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Understanding of Future Professional Quality
Brainman
Scientist
Functionary
Entrepreneur
Educationist
Technology Forum
Special Class Teachers Forum
Commercial Sea Forum
Management Forum
China GeographyNational Conditions
China Geography ResourcesEnvironmentRegionaliza
tion, Integration
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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

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• Department of the Resource Environmental
  Science (Required)(1995-2001)

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• Basic Speciality Course of Department of the
  Resource Environmental Science (2001-2003)
• 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
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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)

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• 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.

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• 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

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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

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3.2 Guiding Thought for Content Design

• Indicate RegionIntegrationSustainable
  Development
• Three keys
• From dualism to monismChinese 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
• ContentChinese physical geography,Chinese
  human/economic geography
• Population,resource,environ
  ment and development

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3.3 Planning of Course Content
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Part 1 China Geography Location and Territory
(Foundation)
Latitude and Longitude Coordinates
Homework 1
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
Differentia
Population Distribution Pattern
Land Cover
Physical Structure
Human Activity
Geography Landscape Pattern
Water System Structure Vegetation Soil Structure
Transportation Pattern
Land Use Structure of Big Agriculture
Urban Cluster(Industrial Structure)
Hu Population Line
Biology Structure
Population Density,Agriculture,Politics,Industrial
ization and Urbanilization
Field Investigation
RS
Landscape Optical Models of China Typical Regions
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Part 2China Geographic Process(Emphasis)

• 36 hundred million year

A.D.
now
67 mil.year
170ten thousand year
6000 year
1949 year
1736 year
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
The ancients appearance
Three natural zones
Spatial temporal change of natural disasters
Natural environment evolvement process with
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
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Part 3Regional 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
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4.Teaching Design and Require of China Geography
Course
4.1 Teaching Model Teaching stepmulti-resources
information--teachers and students two-way to
feedback Includingprelection, CAI,scientific
report, network
interview,written examination,practice,homework,di
scussion Lecture in classroomteaching
mainly(electronic software)
CAI assisting, scientific
report Discussionimprovisatory Discussion
problems or homework
discussion thematic
argument Homework Modelmake thematic map,collect
television information
small article with problems
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• 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.

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4.3 Requirement Class attendingfirst to second
class on Wednesday
first to second class on Friday.
Not late for
feedback, not absent. Homeworkdeliver homework
within two weeks, expired or not. Discussionevery
person no less than one core lecture
practicenot absent.
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• Achievement Assessmentintegrated 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
• group7 students every group
• 1 students leader every group

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5.Suggestion of Main References
5.1 References Structure of China Geography
Course 5.2 Course Teaching Materials
Geography of China Chief-editorZhao Ji and Chen
Chuankang
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• 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 Jingai, Zhao Ji, Electronic Teaching plan
on China Geography, Higher Education Press,2004
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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
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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
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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
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5.3 Core Teaching MaterialsZhao Ji, Chen
Chuankang, China Geography (Textbook Series for
21st Century), Higher Education Press, 1999Zhao
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 Jingai, Zhao
Ji, Electronic Teaching Plan on China Geography,
Higher Education Press, Higher Education
Electronic and Audio and Video Press , 2000
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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)

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5.5 Main Website National-provinces,
municipalities, autonomous regions - local or
Development Zone, the regional website at all
levels providing teaching platform. PPT
Download Websiteftp//210.31.68.171
namestudent key wordsstudent 5.6
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