For each period of geographical education are several peculiarities. Today defining traits is her shift to principles of individually oriented and competency training. Geographical education in secondary schools all over the vector directs toward student learning. One indication of this is to create in the minds of students geographical picture of the world, an important component of which is a mapping component, which in turn is one of the factors forming the subject and key competencies of students. Application mapping component is quite efficient through
the introduction of the practice of secondary schools information and communication technologies that intensify the learning process and create new opportunities for students perception cartographic material
Keywords: methods of teaching geography, geographical picture of the world, information and communication technology training, mapping course material.