ZeC002 Relief and Structure of the Earth

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jaromír Kolejka, CSc. (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
Timetable
Fri 22. 10. 13:00–16:50 učebna 5a, Fri 26. 11. 9:00–12:50 učebna 5a
Prerequisites
Basic school knowledge of rocks and Earth construction, about basic parameters and forms of relief, the ability of reading relief in a topographic map.
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 aim the subject is the presentation of basic scientific knowledge of geology, soil science and geomorphology to students. The essential information about the Earths crust, processes of its formation, structure and the introductory rock classification will be provided in geological part of lectures. Main endogenous and exogenous terrain forming processes and land form classes will be treated in the geomorphologic section of the subject. Finally the transfer options for the geological and geomorfological knowledge to the secondary school pupils will be demonstrated. Students are able to distinguish basic rocks, assess their significance for the landscape and identify the types and forms of relief and evaluate them in terms of importance for the formation of natural and cultural landscapes.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to: 1. Describe the basic parameters of the geological structure of the Earth. 2. Know the basic groups of geological processes. 3. Identify the main groups of rocks. 4. Work with a geological map and compile a regional geographical text on the geological structure of the area and its relation to the relief. 5. Have a general overview on basic classification of geological sciences. 6. Know the basic groups of genetic terrain forming processes. 7. Define the hierarchical system of territorial geomorphological objects and processes of their formation. 8. Know the types of Earth surface and describe examples of them using by their characteristic froms. 9. Know the basic sciences division geomorphological sciences. 10. To analyze relief in topographic maps in terms of slope, aspect and relative elevation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Geological sciences and their division. 2. Geological processes. 3. Classification of rocks. 4. Geomorphological sciences and their division. 5. Genetic terrain forming processes. 6. Types and forms of relief.
Literature
    required literature
  • DEMEK, Jaromír. Obecná geomorfologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1987, 476 s. URL info
  • HABĚTÍN, Vladimír and František PAUK. Geologie pro zeměpisce [Pauk, 1979]. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1979, 221 s. info
  • DEMEK, Jaromír and Jaroslav ZEMAN. Typy reliéfu Země. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1979, 327 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • CHLUPÁČ, Ivo, Rostislav BRZOBOHATÝ, Jiří KOVANDA and Zdeněk STRÁNÍK. Geologická minulost České republiky (Geological history of the Czech Republic). Praha: Academia Praha, 2002, 436 pp. Ediční číslo 2483. ISBN 80-200-0914-0. info
  • PAUK, František and Vladimír HRABĚTÍN. Geologie pro zeměpisce : učební text pro posluchače zeměpisu na pedagogických fakultách. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1974, 252 s. info
    not specified
  • SMOLOVÁ, Irena and Jan VÍTEK. Základy geomorfologie : vybrané tvary reliéfů. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 189 s. ISBN 9788024417493. info
Teaching methods
1. Lectures. 2. Independent work.
Assessment methods
Written test.
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.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod.
Teacher's information
It is also necessary to successfully complete field practice in geology and geomorphology.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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