Ze2BP_FSB5 Physicalgeographic Systems

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jaromír Kolejka, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jaromír Kolejka, CSc.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Timetable
Wed 16:10–16:55 učebna 5a
Prerequisites
Successfull completing prescribed analytic geographical subjects and basic knowledge about relationships between natural components of the Earth landscape sphere.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main aims of the subject are as follows:
1. to introduce and undestood the landscape sphere as a system;
2. to get ability to identify partial natural systems in the landscape using different resolution levels;
3. to analyse operationing of these systems;
4. to assess human ability to impact these systems;
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory training for appropriate selstion of suitable theme.
  • 2. Discussion to proposed themes.
  • 3. Tuition to course of thematic task processing.
  • 4. Preliminary assessment and corrections of thematic seminary thesis.
  • 5. Completing and presentation of seminary thesis, public defense possible.
Literature
  • WHITE, I. D., D. N. MOTTERSHEAD and S. J. HARRISON. Environmental systems :an introductory text. Boston: George Allen & Unwin, 1984, i-xv, 495. ISBN 0-04-551065-2. info
  • BENNETT, R. J. and Richard J. CHORLEY. Environmental systems : philosophy, analysis and control. London: Methuen & Co., 1978, i-xii, 624. ISBN 0416710204. info
  • HAGGETT, Peter. Geography. A global synthesis. 1st ed. Harlow: Pentice Hall, 2001, 831 pp. ISBN 0-582-32030-5. info
Assessment methods
Introductory lecture, tuitioning and discussions, seminary thesis delivery.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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