PřF:Z0086 Pedogeography - Course Information

Z0086 Pedogeography

Faculty of Science
Autumn 1999

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Z0135 Earth-planet study

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

Syllabus

Relationship between pedology and pedogeography. partial pedological sciences, history of pedology, pedologic world schools. Definition of the pedosphere and selected soil definitions.
Weathering and origin of the mineral soil component. Types of the physical, chemical and biological weathering.
Soil as dispersion system, soil components. Classification and properties of the clay minerals. Soil water, soil air. Organic soil component. Edaphon.
Soil texture. Granulometrical composition. Pore - volumen and soil structure. System of the soil sorption, pH - value.
Pedogenesis, factors of pedogenesis (parent materials, climate, topography, organisms, time). Main pedogenetic processes. Soil profil. Soil Units of Soil Map of the World (FAO 1970, 1990). and their subdivision after various concepts. Šály's soil classification of the Czech Republic. Paleosoils and its importance.

Literature

SMOLÍKOVÁ, Libuše. Pedologie. Vyd. 2., (1. v SPN). Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 294 s. info
SMOLÍKOVÁ, Libuše. Pedologie. Vyd. 2., (1. v SPN). Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 129 s. info
Fyzická geografie. II. Edited by Stanislav Horník. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 319 s. info
HYNEK, Alois. Pedogeografie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 320 s. URL info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.