Z0051 Geomorphology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Máčka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Nývlt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Ján Babej, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Karel Kirchner, CSc. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Máčka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:50 Z3,02045
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0051/01: Wed 16:00–17:50 Z4,02028, J. Babej
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KREDITY_MIN ( 20 )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 42 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/42, only registered: 0/42
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the lecture is to offer the overview of the form of the landsurface and the processes which create it. Partly, attention is also paid to the submarine features and to the landscapes of the major solid bodies of the Solar system. Although the lecture is devoted to all main themes of the modern geomorphology, the most attention is devoted to process geomorphology, human impact on landforms and applied geomorphology.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to learn the main genetic groups of landforms
to understand the landforming processes
to understand the climate change influence on the dynamics of landforming processes
to evaluate the human impact on landforms
to apply the geomorphological knowledge within the landscape planning and management
Syllabus
  • Přednášky
  • 1. What is geomorphology about?.
  • 2. Weathering forms and processes.
  • 3. Karst forms and processes.
  • 4. Slope forms and processes (mass wasting).
  • 5. Fluvial forms and processes.
  • 6. Glacial forms and processes.
  • 7. Periglacial forms and processes.
  • 8. Human impact on landforms.
  • 9. Climate change and landforms evolution.
  • 10.Long term landscape evolution.
  • 11. Rate of geomorphological processes.
Literature
    required literature
  • DEMEK, Jaromír. Obecná geomorfologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1987, 476 s. URL info
  • HUGGETT, Richard John. Fundamentals of geomorphology. London: Routledge, 2003, 386 s. : i. ISBN 0-415-24146-4. info
    recommended literature
  • KARÁSEK, Jaromír. Základy obecné geomorfologie (Principles of general geomorphology). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 2001, 216 pp. Učební texty. ISBN 80-210-2567-0. info
  • SUMMERFIELD, M. A. Global geomorphology : an introduction to the study of landforms. Harlow: Pearson Prentice Hall, 1991, xiv, 537. ISBN 0582301564. info
  • RUBÍN, Josef and Břetislav BALATKA. Atlas skalních, zemních a půdních tvarů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1986, 385 s. URL info
  • SMOLOVÁ, Irena and Jan VÍTEK. Základy geomorfologie : vybrané tvary reliéfů. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 189 s. ISBN 9788024417493. info
  • KIRCHNER, Karel and Irena SMOLOVÁ. Základy antropogenní geomorfologie. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2010, 287 s. ISBN 9788024423760. info
Teaching methods
Principal part of the seminar is a complex analysis and synthesis of landforms in a small area selected by a student. Various aspects of relif are analysed from geology and morphometry to human impact on landforms and their attractivness for tourism. Structure of seminars is as follows: 1/2 hour main methods of landforms investigation (morphography, morphometry, morphostructural analysis, geomorphological mapping, delimitation of elementary geoforms, geophysical methods); 1/2 hour explanation and discussion of the topics from the previous lecture; 1 hour explanation, control and consultation on field work and data processing.
Assessment methods
The final grade is a product of two writen tests which must be passed in the middle and the end of the semesrter, written exam and in some case of other activity (some extra credit for the winner of the photography contest - the best photo of a landform).
Presumptions for granting the credit:
- submitting all required reports on own filed work and data processing.
- passing two written tests
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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