In addition, in order to adapt to the training direction of history undergraduates with wide caliber and strong comprehensive analysis ability, the course also introduces the methods and contents of studying the evolution of natural geographical environment, so as to broaden the horizons of liberal arts students and meet the social demand for graduates' knowledge structure. For example, the course may include the mutual restriction between natural environment and human activities, geopolitical factors in the formation of political patterns in past dynasties, hot spots at home and abroad, the application of sporopollen analysis methods in historical geography research and the interpretation principle of color infrared aerial photographs.
In terms of teaching methods, the courses of history and human geography in China are mainly classroom teaching, supplemented by classroom discussion and field visits. This teaching method is helpful to cultivate college students' reading comprehension, observation and analysis of geographical environment and rational thinking ability. Through the study of this course, students can better understand the relationship between the change of natural environment and the development of human history, the relationship between historical administrative divisions and today's administrative divisions, and the relationship between historical humanistic activities and today's social politics, economy and culture.
Generally speaking, the course of China Historical Human Geography is a comprehensive course, which aims to help students fully understand the historical and geographical evolution of China and improve their geographical cognitive ability and historical consciousness. By studying this course, students can better understand and understand China's rich historical, cultural and geographical environment.