Geographical and Geometric Spatial Thinking:
Origins, Implications and Strategies
Wu Wencheng (Chongqing No.1 Secondary School, Chongqing 400030)
Abstract：Space lies at the core of geography, and spatial thinking is a fundamentalcomponent of core geographical literacy. When conducting geographical spatial analysis, somesecondary school students often encounter problems such as a lack of methods, disorganizedstructure, scattered elements and unclear significance. Through a review of classic geographicalworks and curriculum standards, combined with teaching practice, the research proposes amethod that combines qualitative and quantitative approaches to geometrically deconstructgeographical space in a geographically meaningful way, in order to address the above learningdifficulties. Meanwhile, to enhance the precision of regional cognition, the research sorts out ninetypes of spatial thinking and ten types of geographic geometric spatial thinking, thereby enrichingthe connotation and extension of regional cognition in geography, and exploring a pathway tosolve the long-standing problems in geography learning. Furthermore, from the perspective ofcognitive "input-output", it puts forward cultivation strategies for geographic geometric spatialthinking, making geography learning more scientific and operationally feasible.
Keywords：Geometric Space; Geographical Space; Spatial Thinking
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