OV2BP_SASS Socialgeographic aspects of the present world

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
OV2BP_SASS/01: Tue 7:30–9:10 D16 učebna, S. Novák
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
At the end of the course students should be able to: interpret the questions of the relationship of the people and the geographical enviros; make clear the conditionality of the people on the social and natural aspects of the landscape.
Key topics
1. Methods of statistical processing of geospatial information and its graphical interpretation. 2. Man and his position within the landscape sphere. 3. Global, regional and local dimension of the life of human society. 4. Geographical aspects of human development. 5. Sustainability of the current pace of consumer growth. 6. Food self-sufficiency. 7. Raw materials and energy as a prerequisite for economic growth and living standards. 8. Health and demographic characteristics. 9. Population's education and school infrastructure. 10. Unemployment and negative social phenomena. 11. Migrating internal and external. 12. Natural movement of population in the Czech Republic and across continents.
Study resources and literature
  • MULLER, Peter O. and Harm Jan DE BLIJ. Geography : realms, regions, and concepts. 8th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998, xv, 537. ISBN 0471291129. info
  • ANDĚL, Jiří. Kulturní geografie :jazyky, národy, náboženství, kulturní dědictví. Vyd. 1. Ústí nad Labem: Pedagogická fakulta UJEP, 1998, 146 s. ISBN 80-7044-193-3. info
  • CHALUPA, Petr. Geografie obyvatelstva a sídel v přehledu a cvičeních : učební texty pro studenty učitelského studia zeměpisu. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1992, 109 s. ISBN 8021004487. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
class discussion
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
semester paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Při práci budou využívány datové zdroje a statistické údaje, zejména ČSÚ, Eurostat, státních organizací, organizací OSN a dalších.
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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