ZeC009 Soil and biota of the Earth

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Peter Mackovčin, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Elementary high school knowledge of the soil environment, living conditions for plants and animals, as well as work with the map and its content.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The student should gain an overview of the soil and its importance for the biocomponent. Furthermore, the inclusion of soil in the natural components of the landscape and its protection at the national level. For the living component of the physical-geographical sphere, he should understand the distribution of habitats (smaller areas, ecosystems up to biomes), the adaptation of species to natural conditions. Derive basic biogeographical rules and reasons for animal migration, meaning natural migration, but also forced by human activity, including climate change. Include within the society the protection of species and its territories in which controlled interventions take place. Trends for the future in the field of soils, subsequently biota and animals and links within ecosystems.
Learning outcomes
Students are able to distinguish the basic soil types and kinds and evaluate them according to their importance for the development of nature and economic utilization. In biogeography, the students will be familiar with the contents main biogeographic terms, basic properties of living matter, the roles of organisms in the environment, and relations of organisms with environmental factors. The students will be able to distinguish between biomes of the Earth and the local conditions that define the adaptation of animals and vegetation.
Syllabus
  • List of lectures:
  • 1. Pedology as a science: Research object, subject, methods and internal division.
  • 2. Soils in the environment.
  • 3. Basic soil components and features.
  • 4. Diagnostic features of soils.
  • 5. Classification and distribution of soils in Czech Republic.
  • 10. Didactic application of soil geographical a biogeographical knowledge in secondary school education with regard to geographic standards and curriculum.
  • 7. The main concepts of biogeography.
  • 8. Basic characteristics of living matter.
  • 9. The role of   organisms in the environment.
  • 10. Relations between orgamisms and environmental factors.
  • 11. The main group of life forms of plants.
  • 12th Biogeographic division of the Earth.
Literature
    required literature
  • TOMÁŠEK, Milan. Půdy České republiky. Páté, upravené a doplněn. Praha: Česká geologická služba, 2014, 68 stran. ISBN 9788070758618. info
  • HORNÍK, Stanislav and Ladislav BUZEK. Fyzická geografie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 319 s. info
Teaching methods
Oral lecture and independent work.
Assessment methods
Requirements for the exam: knowledge of basic knowledge to the extent determined by the content of the course according to lectures and recommended literature. Written part (60% points needed) and oral part.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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