ENSb1313 Earth Sciences

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Aleš Bajer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Marie Balková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Hendrychová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 18:00–19:40 U23
Prerequisites
TYP_STUDIA(B)
none
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
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Course objectives
The course summarizes general knowledge about geology (mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry), basics of geomorphology and hydrogeology, basics of soil science, principles of anthropogenic pollution of earth spheres, landscape evolution in the Quaternary and principles of interpretation of landscape evolution.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to describe the main rock-forming minerals and common rocks, to describe the factors affecting the formation of soils, describe the soil profile and identify the main degradation processes and soil factors, to identify the basic erosion and accumulation processes in the landscape, including anthropogenic influences. The student will be able to explain the basic reasons for the need to protect non-living nature.
Syllabus
  • 1. Fundamentals of Geology - rock cycle, theory of the Earth's formation, Fundamentals of geochemistry (2hrs) 2. Fundamentals of Mineralogy - main rock-forming minerals, classification of mineral mineral groups, Bowen reaction scheme, other important minerals (ore and non-ore minerals) (4hrs) 3. Fundamentals of Petrology - rock classification, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphosed rocks, Fundamentals of Ore deposit Geology (basic non-renewable energy resources - coal, oil, natural gas and uranium) (4 hrs) 4. Geomorphology and hydrogeology - major erosion and accumulation factors and landforms, Fundamentals of Anthropogenic Geomorphology (2hrs) 5. Soil formation factors, main soil formation processes, soil classification systems (2hrs) 6. Anthropogenic pollution of the landscape - main pollutants, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, pedosphere (2hrs) 7. Landscape evolution in the Quaternary - landscape evolution in the Pleistocene, Holocene and Anthropocene (2hrs) 8. How to read the landscape - the main contemporary natural and anthropogenic processes in the landscape (2hrs.)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BAJER, Aleš. Krajina a geodiverzita : neživá příroda jako základ krajinných a kulturních hodnot. Vydání první. Brno: Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2015, 159 stran. ISBN 9788087443118. info
  • CZUDEK, Tadeáš. Reliéf Moravy a Slezska v kvartéru. Tišnov: Sursum, 1997, 213 s. ISBN 80-85799-27-8. info
    not specified
  • YARHAM, Robert and David ROBINSON. How to read the landscape : a crash course in interpreting the great outdoors. London: Bloomsbury, 2017, 256 stran. ISBN 9781408123621. info
  • MÜLLER, Pavel, Zdeněk NOVÁK, Miroslav BUBÍK, Kristýna BURIÁNKOVÁ, Jan ČURDA, Mojmír ELIÁŠ, Helena GILÍKOVÁ, Miroslava GREGEROVÁ, Vincenc GRYM, Jaroslav HANÁK, Pavel HANŽL, Pavel HAVLÍČEK, Mojmír HRÁDEK, Jaroslav KADLEC, Oldřich KREJČÍ, Eva KVĚTOŇOVÁ, Rostislav MELICHAR, Vlastimil MÜLLER, Hana MÜLLEROVÁ, Milan NOVÁK, Jiří OTAVA, Peter PÁLENSKÝ, Pavla TOMANOVÁ PETROVÁ, Jan PÍŠE, Jiří SEDLÁK, Bohuslava ŠMERDOVÁ, Karel VALOCH and Jan VÍT. Geologie Brna a okolí. Illustrated by Dana Nováková. První vydání. Praha: Český geologický ústav, 2000, 90 stran. ISBN 8070754168. info
  • MIHALJEVIČ, Martin and Bedřich MOLDAN. Otázky biogeochemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 105 s. ISBN 8024600358. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and discussion
Assessment methods
written test, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025.
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