Ze2MP_AAP8 Regional Geography of Asia and Africa

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Dana Hübelová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dana Hübelová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Timetable
Tue 7:55–8:40 učebna 5
Prerequisites
Basic experience in the analytical geosciences related to physical, economic and human geography. Basic language skills - especially in English, German, other welcome. Reliable body conditions needed for extensive abroad excursion.
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 the tuition is to give the imagination of the Asie or Africa as the functional units of various dimensions and hierarchical formatting on the base of natural and corresponding economical and social parameters. Students have to display the ability of composing partial component pieces of information and subsumtioning lokalizated peaces of information into their context.
Syllabus
  • The Fundamental Themes of Lectures:
  • I. Asia
  • 1. The determination and delimitation of the region
  • 2. The physically geographical characteristics of the region a) Geology and paleogeography; b) Geomorphology; c) Climate; d) Waters; e) Soils; f) Biota;
  • 3. Demographical and settlemet characteristics of the region
  • 4. Socially economic characteristics of the region a) Agriculture; b) Mine and manufacturing industry; c) Transport; e) Other tertiary activity; f) Quaternary sector
  • 5. The historically- and politically geographical characteristics of the region
  • 6. Landscape and environment
  • 7. Coplex characterization of the region, integration and disintegration, the relatons to Czech republic.
  • 8. The subreginonalization of the region and complex characterization of subregions and countries
  • 9. East Asia
  • 10. South-east Asia
  • 11. South Asie
  • 12. South-west Asia
  • 13. West Asia
  • II. Africa
  • 1. The determination and delimitation of the region
  • 2. The physically geographical characteristics of the region a) Geology and paleogeography; b) Geomorphology; c) Climate; d) Waters; e) Soils; f) Biota;
  • 3. Demographical and settlemet characteristics of the region
  • 4. Socially economic characteristics of the region a) Agriculture; b) Mine and manufacturing industry; c) Transport; e) Other tertiary activity; f) Quaternary sector
  • 5. The historically- and politically geographical characteristics of the region
  • 6. Landscape and environment
  • 7. Coplex characterization of the region, integration and disintegration, the relatons to Czech republic.
  • 8. The subreginonalization of the region and complex characterization of subregions and countries
  • 9. North Africa
  • 10. Sahel Africa
  • 11. West Africa
  • 12. Central Africa
  • 13. South Africa
  • 14. East Africa
  • 10. North-east Africa
Literature
  • SKOKAN, Ladislav. Afrika : sociogeografický přehled. Vyd. 1. V Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2007, 122 s. ISBN 9788070448380. info
  • SKOKAN, Ladislav. Asie : sociogeografický přehled. Vyd. 1. V Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2006, 151 s. ISBN 8070447397. info
  • Lexikon zemí. Translated by Jiří Stach. 1.vyd. Praha: GeoCenter International, 1994, 94 s., map. ISBN 3-575-11789-6. info
  • Lexikon zemí. Translated by Jiří Stach. 1. vyd. Praha: GeoCenter International, 1994, 86 s., map. ISBN 3-575-11786-1. info
  • Lexikon zemí. Svazek 4: Asie, Austrálie, Oceánie. Translated by Jiří Stach. 1.vyd. Praha: GeoCenter International, 1994, 90 s., map. ISBN 3-575-11787-X. info
Assessment methods
The course is realized by the form of lectures and is completed by the colloquium where student should be able to present his knowledge about Africa and Asia as the systems of regional units in different dimensions and hierarchical inclusion based on natural and relevant economic and social parameters. Student proves the ability to assemble the partial component information and factual located information and put them into context.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Podmínkou připuštění ke zkoušce je získání zápočtu z Ze2MP_AAS8
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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