Course detail

Geography

FAST-GE55Acad. year: 2018/2019

Landscape field its structure and development during time. Basic shapes of Earth’s relief and processes and their modulation. Climate making factors, climate influence on development of relief, soil and vegetation. Weather. Water and its role in physical-geographic field. Karst areas and their development. Foundations of socio economic geography. Geographic incidence on Earth movement. Modern methods of geographic research. Summary regional geography of the world, continents and the Czech Republic. Geographic approach to creations of topographic and theme cartographic works.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. RNDr. Aleš Ruda, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Geodesy (GED)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will manage theoretical basics of landscape sphere studies and their single components against background of ecology and environmental protection problems. They will refresh their region-geographic knowledge of single world continents and Czech republic as well in context of contemporary social and political situation.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of geography on level of secondary school.

Co-requisites

The shape and movements of the Earth, the atmosphere and its properties.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures with presentation, expanding presentation on Moodle LMS for repetition and self study, consultations, exercise programs with individual tasks for self study.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Processing of geographical description and topographic (thematic) map a small territory. Successful completion of term test, attendance.

Course curriculum

1. Geospheres.
2. Planetary geography.
3. Georelief development.
4. Climate factors.
5. Weather.
6. Fundamentals of hydrology and hydrography.
7. World plant bands.
8. Demographic mobility of population.
9. Regional geography of Asia.
10.Regional geography of Africa,Australia.
11.Regional geography of Europe.
12.Regional geography of the Czech republic.
13.Actual methods of geographical research

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Extension of knowledge technical focussed students of natural and social processes having influnce to form landscape. Improvement of region knowledge of sudents.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BIČÍK, Ivan a kol.: Makroregiony světa. Praha: ČGS, 2010. (CS)
BIČÍK, Ivan a kol.: Regionální zeměpis světadílů. Praha: ČGS, 2007. (CS)
BRÁZDIL, R. a kol.: Úvod do studia planety Země. Praha: SPN, 1988. (CS)
DEMEK, Jaromír, QUITT, Evžen, RAUŠER, Jaroslav: Úvod do obecné fyzické geografie. Praha: Academia, 1975. (CS)
HRALA, Václav, KAŠPAR, Václav, VITVAROVÁ, Irina: Geografie světového hospodářství. Praha: VŠE, 1996. (CS)
kolektiv: Anatomie Země. Albatros, 1995. (CS)
NETOPIL, Rostislav: Hydrologie pevnin. Praha: Academia, 1972. (CS)

Recommended reading

BLIJ, Harm J. De, MURPHY, Alexander B.: Human Geography - Culture, Society and Space. New York: Wiley, 2003. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch GI , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch GI , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Aleš Ruda, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Geospheres.
2. Planetary geography.
3. Georelief development.
4. Climate factors.
5. Weather.
6. Fundamentals of hydrology and hydrography.
7. World plant bands.
8. Demographic mobility of population.
9. Regional geography of Asia.
10.Regional geography of Africa,Australia.
11.Regional geography of Europe.
12.Regional geography of the Czech republic.
13.Actual methods of geographical research