The Concept of Regional Division and the Pedagogical Value
The concept of regional division is a fundamental theoretical and methodology approach formulated by geographers through extensive practical experience,aiming to simplify the complexity of the Earth's surface system.The differentiation and similarity between regions serve as the basis for regional division.As a starting point for regional cognition,the concept of regional division embodies the comprehensive study of geography,which is the essential knowledge of the discipline and the reflection of the intellectual acumen of geographers.The concept of regional division has vital pedagogical value implications for the current competency-based curriculum reform,embodied in the attention to the nature of the region for penetrating the discipline's methodology.It facilitates the structuring of knowledge to develop a subject epistemology and the integration of literacy to permeate the values of the subject,thus having a triple value of methodology,epistemology and value.