初中地理是一门理论性和实践性较强的综合学科。新教材无论是从知识的编排上,还是从插图的设计上、活动安排顺序及活动方式上都体现出对学生的能力培养、学法指导、自主探究精神的重视。如何在初中地理课堂教学中,培养学生的自主学习能力呢?我认为可从以下几个方面入手。一要唤起学生的学习兴趣与求知欲兴趣是最好的老师。没有兴趣的学习,无异于一种苦役; Junior high school geography is a theoretical and practical comprehensive disciplines. The new textbook shows its emphasis on the cultivation of students’ abilities, the guidance of learning methods and the spirit of self-exploration, both in the arrangement of knowledge and in the design of illustrations, the arrangement of activities and the ways of activities. How to cultivate students’ autonomous learning ability in junior high school geography classroom teaching? I think we can start from the following aspects. First, to arouse students interest in learning and curiosity is the best teacher. No interest in learning, is tantamount to a hard labor;