新课标倡导学生自主学习,自主探究,把“让学生学会学习”当成教师教学的最高目标。初中地理是一门理论性和实践性都很强的学科,从插图的设计上、活动安排顺序及活动方式上都体现出对学生能力培养、学法指导、自主探究精神的重视和推崇。教师要结合教材,拓展知识,充分挖掘学生的自主学习能力。所谓自主学习就是学生在教师指导 The new curriculum advocates students to learn independently, self-exploration, the “Let students learn to learn ” as the highest goal of teaching. Geography of junior high school is a discipline which is both theoretical and practical. From the aspects of illustration design, arrangement of activities and ways of activities, junior geography embodies the importance and respects of cultivating students’ ability, guiding learning and exploring the spirit of self-exploration. Teachers should combine teaching materials, expand their knowledge, and fully tap students’ autonomous learning ability. The so-called self-learning is the student guidance in the teacher