思维是人脑对客观现实的概括和间接反映。数学思维就是运用数学方式去思考问题和解决问题的思维活动形式,也就是人们通常所指的数学思维能力。在地理学研究中,一切地理要素,例如区域的规模、城市的位置、道路的长短、气温的高低、雨量的多少、山高水深、人口增减、物产丰欠等等,均可以用数量来表示;对各种地理要素的分布及其相互关系,均可以用数学思维进行分析与研 Thinking is the human brain’s general and indirect reflection of objective reality. Mathematical thinking is the use of mathematical ways to think and solve problems in the form of thinking activities, that is, people usually refer to the mathematical thinking ability. In the study of geography, all the geographical elements, such as the size of the area, the location of the city, the length of the road, the temperature, the amount of rainfall, the height of the mountain, the population increase and decrease, ; The distribution of various geographical elements and their mutual relations, can use mathematical thinking for analysis and research