【People's Education Press】High School Geography Compulsory Volume 1
This course is the first volume of the compulsory high school geography textbook, systematically introducing fundamental physical geography knowledge such as Earth in the universe, Earth's atmosphere, Earth's water, common landform types, vegetation and soil, and natural disasters, aiming to develop students' core geographical literacy.
Course Overview
Content Summary
This course is the first volume of the compulsory high school geography textbook, systematically introducing fundamental physical geography knowledge such as Earth in the universe, Earth's atmosphere, Earth's water, common landform types, vegetation and soil, and natural disasters. It aims to cultivate students' core geographical literacy.
Explore natural geographic patterns and unlock the scientific mysteries of our planetary home.
Author: Fan Jie, Gao Junchang
Acknowledgments: Reviewed and approved by the National Textbook Committee Expert Committee 2019
Learning Objectives
- Identify and Describe: Accurately describe Earth’s position within multi-level celestial systems, and distinguish the structural characteristics of Earth’s internal (crust, mantle, core) and external (atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, lithosphere) layers.
- Analyze and Summarize: Analyze the specific impacts of solar radiation and solar activity on Earth’s natural environment and human activities; summarize the patterns of geological time division and the main trends of biological evolution during each stage.
- Apply and Explore: Use fossil and stratigraphic knowledge to explain Earth’s history, and conduct scientific exploration into design schemes for a Mars base based on survival environment factors.
- Identify atmospheric components and explain the ecological significance of key substances such as carbon dioxide and ozone.
- Describe the characteristics of atmospheric vertical layering and explain the relationship between the troposphere and stratosphere with human activities.
- Apply principles of atmospheric heating processes to explain geographical phenomena such as the greenhouse effect and diurnal temperature variation.
- Master the Water Cycle: Accurately identify the stages and types of the water cycle, and explain their significance for water balance and material transfer.
- Analyze Seawater Properties: Summarize the patterns of seawater temperature, salinity, and density changes with latitude and depth, and understand the geographical factors influencing them.
- Evaluate Seawater Motion: Distinguish the causes and characteristics of waves, tides, and ocean currents, and analyze how ocean currents affect climate, marine life, and shipping.
- Identify and Describe: Accurately recognize the specific forms of karst (surface and subsurface), fluvial (V-shaped valleys, deltas, etc.), aeolian (crescent dunes), and coastal landforms.