地图是地理教学的第二语言,在初中地理教学中具有不可替代的作用。地图以图像、符号、注记和色彩等形式,贮存和浓缩大量的空间时间信息,成为联系地理事物与人的认识过程之间的中心环节。读图是地理学习的一大特色。没有图,就没有地理学,地图和地理教学始终相伴,这是地理教学的一大特点。 The map is the second language of geography teaching, which plays an irreplaceable role in geography teaching of junior high school. In the form of images, symbols, annotations and colors, the map stores and concentrates a large amount of spatial and temporal information, which becomes the central link between the process of connecting geography and human cognition. Reading map is a major feature of geographical learning. Without a map, there is no geography, maps and geography teaching has always accompanied, this is a major feature of geography teaching.