541-0051/01 – Geography and Geomorphology (GGMF)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 6 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. RNDr. Jan Unucka, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. RNDr. Jan Unucka, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2006/2007 | Year of cancellation | 2016/2017 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The subject is structured in the individual thematic issues and is designed to give students the thorough understanding of the processes and phenomenons in the physical - geographical sphere, the ability to generalize and analyse those phenomenons and apply their learned knowledge in the study of other Earth spheres.
After completing the course students should have the knowledge of the elementary (essential) ideas and understanding of both the important processes involved and role of all the other factors in physical - geographical sphere. They should be also able to use the holistic approach to the study of physical-geographical sphere with all its connections and relationships.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
Course brings the elementary notion about the physical-geographical sphere of planet Earth with the emphasis on particular processes and phenomenons in this sphere. The understanding of the interconnection of particular processes, explanation of the causation, evolution and funcionality play the important role simultaneously. Overview of the processes forming the Earth surface and acquiring of them is the course aim. Special attention is on the dynamics of the continents, but seaflooor shapes are discussed too.
Compulsory literature:
BRADLEY, R. (1999): Paleoclimatology. 2nd ed. International Geophysics Series. Vol. 68. London Elsevier/Academic Press, 614 s.
HOLDEN, J. et al. (2008): An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment. 2nd ed. Essex, Prentice Hall. 762 s.
STRAHLER, A.H., STRAHLER, A. (2005): Introducing Physical Geography. London, John Wiley & Sons. 752 s.
Recommended literature:
BELL, M., WALKER, M. J. C. (2005): Late Quaternary Environmental Change. 2nd ed. Harlow, Prentice Hall. 348 s.
FRENCH, H. M. (341): The Periglacial Environment. Longman, Edinburgh, 341 s.
LOCKWOOD, J. G. (1974): World Climatology. An environmental approach. Edward Arnold, London 1974, 330 s.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
The study of recommended literature.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Course brings the elementary notion about the physical-geographical sphere of planet Earth with the emphasis on particular processes and phenomenons in this sphere. The understanding of the interconnection of particular processes, explanation of the causation, evolution and funcionality play the important role simultaneously. Overview of the processes forming the Earth surface and acquiring of them is the course aim. Special attention is on the dynamics of the continents, but seaflooor shapes are discussed too.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction