An Analysis Of Rivers Geography Content And Design Of Teaching Methods Of Middle School

The rivers are one of important essential factors of natural environment. One of primary tasks of geography is to study the rivers and the relation between human and the rivers so as to coordinate it well. The rivers geography content is very important composition of the new and the old teaching materials. The rivers geography content on the teaching materials of Popular Education Publishing House has reflected the request of "International Geography Education Charter" and new curriculum standard well.This article has made an analysis of the rivers geography content, established the knowledge structure of the rivers geography, analyzed the teaching function of the rivers geography and summarized the main features of the rivers geography content with the method of average and literature investigation by taking geography teaching materials of the present compulsory education curriculum standard and the ordinary high school curriculum standard as studying object, taking constructs theory as the basis. Based on the rivers geography's characteristics, the function and the content composition, this article has carried on the preliminary research on the teaching methods of the rivers geography on the materials of the junior middle school and the high school, mainly using the literature method, the experience summarizing method, the survey procedure, the cut-and-try method and so on, which summarized nine teaching methods: the narration method; demonstration method; visit, investigation and observation method; contrast, analysis and induction method; map method; "summary signal" graphic interpretation method; case teaching method; question solution teaching method; group cooperation learning method. Simultaneously summarized the characteristics of teaching methods of the rivers geography: multiplicity of the rivers geography teaching methods; teaching by using the image system; application of logical thinking method; Using experiment media; case teaching method prominent; widespread application of geography teaching media. Through the preliminary research of the rivers geography teaching's background, the content analysis and the design of teaching methods of middle school, it will build the solid foundation for the future teaching better.