Education of Geography in China: Inheriting and Innovation
中国地理教育：继承与创新

The education of geography should meet the needs of geog ra phical talents in the science of earth system and sustainable developm ent as well as the socio-economic development in China, especially mee t the needs of sustainable development strategy. Therefore, it is nece ssary to launch a comprehensive reform about the primary and advanced education of geography. Three countermeasures to achieve development with leaps and bounds in geographical education are further presented in this pap er: (1) in the background of earth system science and sustainable developm ent science, to establish a new system of geographical education in China; (2) on the premise of adaptation to national and international criterion, to standa rdize the classification of geographical knowledge system and geographic al curriculum system; and (3) on the premise of technical glossary cen sor, to normalize the terms of geographical advanced education.