“湘教地理云”数字教材是我国中学地理数字教材建设的新成果，由“数字教材”系统和“数字地球”系统构成。“数字教材”系统具有基础性工具辅助“提质增效”、多模态资源赋能“沉浸探索”和智能化学伴提供“专业导评”的特点；“数字地球”系统具有孪生模型塑造虚拟实践场域、功能组件强化地理思想方法和内外联通 优化地理教学形态的特点。有效应用“湘教地理云”数字教材需深度挖掘其技术功能，组织具身性地理认知活动、实施贯通式地理操作活动和设计情境化人地交往活动。

"Xiangjiao Geography Cloud" digital textbook is a new achievement of the construction of middle school geography digital textbook in China, which is composed of "digital textbook" system and "digital earth" system. The "digital textbook" system has the characteristics of basic tools to assist "improving quality and effi ciency", multi-modal resources to enable "immersive exploration" and intelligent chemistry partners to provide "professional guidance and evaluation"; The "Digital Earth" system has the characteristics of twin model to shape the virtual practice fi eld, functional components to strengthen the geographical thinking method and internal and external connectivity to optimize the geography teaching form. To eff ectively apply the digital textbook of "Xiangjiao Geography Cloud", it is necessary to deeply explore its technical functions, organize embodied geographical cognitive activities, implement through-type geographical operation activities and design contextualized human-earth communication activities.