How to learn geography well?

If you want to learn geography well, you must first know why you want to learn geography. Learning geography is not only about learning geography knowledge from books, but more importantly, applying this knowledge to life. The experience of life is the foundation of knowledge, so we should study first, discover the knowledge of geography in our life, and learn from others.

For example, the spring, summer, autumn and winter we experience are geography; Food, clothing, housing and transportation are also geography.

We can learn a lot of similar knowledge through the internet or TV. For example, the clothing characteristics of various ethnic groups.

The style of local houses, etc.

Only by cultivating geographical interest and knowing how to discover geography in life can we learn geography well, which is the basis of learning geography well.

Another key to learning geography well is to learn to read maps. Understand the three elements of a map: direction, scale, legend and annotation.

The direction is what we usually call, east, south, west, north, northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest. Generally speaking, when there is no special indication on the map, we stipulate that it is up north and down south, left west and right east. If the direction is indicated by an arrow on the map, the direction indicated by the arrow generally refers to the north.

When we are in the wild, the ability to tell the direction plays a key role in preventing getting lost. Generally, there are compass orientation method, Polaris orientation method and sun orientation method. Directions can also be distinguished by using the surface of the clock. Aim the hour hand at the sun, the square clock face, and the bisector of the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand, that is, the left and right sides of the south.

Scale refers to the ratio of the distance on the map to the distance on the spot. There are three representations: numbers, such as1:10000; Text type, as shown in the figure, 1 cm stands for field distance 100 m; Or line segment type, such as

The formula of scale is: scale = distance on the map/distance on the spot. The numerator is generally 1, and the larger the denominator, the smaller the scale. In the case of the same map, the larger the scale, the smaller the scope and the more detailed the content; The smaller the scale, the opposite is true. The following is a comparison between the map of China and the map of Beijing and its surrounding areas.

The map of China is small in scale and large in scope, but the content is not detailed; On the contrary, Beijing and its surrounding areas are large in scale, small in scope, but meticulous.

The last elements of the map are legends and notes.

Legend: symbol representing various geographical thing.

Note: Literal descriptions on the map, such as the names of mountains, rivers, countries and cities, and numbers indicating the height of mountains and the depth of the sea.

The following is a simple school map, please observe the elements:?

In addition, maps are classified, such as natural maps and economic regions. Natural maps include topographic maps, climate maps, hydrological maps and vegetation maps; Economic maps include industrial maps, agricultural maps, traffic maps, commercial maps and population distribution maps.

As long as you can understand these maps and use them skillfully, you will naturally learn geography well.

Finally, to learn geography well, we must know how to protect our home earth, which is actually the original intention of learning geography.