SKANSII_25 Scandinavian Geography

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eliška Straková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
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
  • 1. Basic knowledge of the geography of the North * Heads of State of the Nordic countries * Summary of human and physical geography of the North * Nordic flags and emblems * Passport Union 2. Sweden * Geography of Sweden * Unesco monuments, the Kingdom of Sweden 3. Waters * Basic concepts - deepening vocabulary * The Icelandic glaciers * Norwegian waterfalls * Swedish lakes 4. Norway * Geography of Norway * Unesco monuments in the Kingdom of Norway 5. The surface of the North * National Parks of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and the autonomous territories * Scandinavian Mountains * Svalbard * Sognefjord * Eyjafjallajökull 6. Denmark * Geography of Denmark * Unesco in Denmark 7. Ecology * Geothermal energy in Iceland * Nuclear energy * The island of Samsø 8. Finland * Finnish geography * Unesco in Finland
Teaching methods
Internet course: tests and time-limited tasks
Assessment methods
Written final exam
Language of instruction
Swedish
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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