Ze0169 Regional Geography of Europe

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Knecht, 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
Timetable
Mon 20. 9. to Mon 13. 12. Mon 19:00–19:50 učebna 5
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Ze0169/01: Mon 20. 9. to Mon 13. 12. Mon 18:00–18:50 učebna 3, P. Knecht
Prerequisites
Basic experience in the analytical geosciences related to physical, economic and human geography. Basic language skills - especially in English, German, other welcome.
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 of Tuition: On the basis of the general recognition of regional geography, its factography and its methods - to gain 1) the ability of aimed acquiring of new concrete knowledge of the dealing region and 2) the ability of synthesis of the said knowledge within the framework of developmental relationship of partial geographical spheres (which ware dealt in the course of the studium of analytical disciplines of geography) - with emphasis on the problem of didactics transformation.
Learning outcomes
Students understand the criteria for the definition of regions, they can describe regions in their factual context, they understand internal spatial structure of regions and can can subtract from geographic maps and explain their features.
Syllabus
  • The Fundamental Themes of Lectures:
  • 1. Regional geography as scientific discipline.
  • 2. The determination and delimitation of the region
  • 3. The physically geographical characteristics of the region
  • 4. Demographical and settlemet characteristics of the region
  • 4. Social and economic characteristics of the region
  • 5. The historically- and politically geographical characteristics of the region
  • 6. Landscape and environment
  • 7. Coplex geographical characterization of the region, integration and disintegration, the relatons to Czech Republic.
Literature
    required literature
  • ANDĚL, Jiří; Ivan BIČÍK and Jan D. BLÁHA. Makroregiony světa : nová regionální geografie. Vydání první. Praha: Karolinum, 2019, 326 stran. ISBN 9788024642734. info
  • KRÁL, Václav. Fyzická geografie Evropy. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 348 stran. ISBN 8020006842. info
    not specified
  • 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
Teaching methods
Head-on education, seminar
Assessment methods
The course is completed by the written exam (test) where student proves his knowledge about Europe. But he is also expected to understand relationships between natural factors and relevant economic and social parameters. For completing this course successfully, it is necessary to pass a writen test, of three questions concerning natural conditions and their influence on the deployment of industry, agriculture and the population of three regions, min. 10.5 p. should be obtained.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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