巴朗斯基说;“地图是地理学的第二语言,并且应该说它永远是更经济更容易理解的语言。地图使人很容易了解许多在正文里往往必须用许多篇幅来叙述,但完全得不到充分效果的东西。”笔者认为地图是一种内容丰富、地形清晰、图例清楚的地理教学的直观教具,它能使抽象的概念具体化,零星的知识系统化。地理知识图像化也是当前世界各国中学地理教材改革 Baronski said: “The map is the second language of geography and should always be said to be a language that is more economical and easier to understand. Maps make it easy to understand that many in the text often have to be narrated in many places, There is not enough effect at all. ”" The author thinks the map is an intuitive teaching aid of geography teaching with rich content, clear topography and clear illustration. It can make abstract concept concrete and sporadic knowledge systematized. Geographical knowledge is also the current image of the world geography textbook reform