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The introduction of new media is changing geography education fast. Especially the introduction of the Internet offers the opportunity to study almost every place in the world anytime anywhere. Although there are some problems related to the introduction of new media in geographic education, the advantages far outweigh the problems. To make optimal use of new media in geography teaching systematic international research and development in this field should be developed to enhance the quality of modern geography teaching.
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van der Schee, J. (2003). New Media Will Accelerate the Renewal of Geographic Education. In: Gerber, R. (eds) International Handbook on Geographical Education. The GeoJournal Library, vol 73. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1942-1_14
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