Ze0021 Exercise of the geography of population and settlements

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Libor Lněnička, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ing. Libor Lněnička, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Ze0021/01: Wed 14:50–15:35 učebna 5a, L. Lněnička
Ze0021/02: Thu 13:55–14:40 učebna 5a, L. Lněnička
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: With the link to the contents of the subject Ge4_GOP3 by form of seminars - on the basis of the concrete analysis and solving of selected problems to generalize some themes of the geography of population and settlements, to acquire its methods and to gain 1) the ability of aimed acquiring of new concrete konowledge of the dealing theme and 2) the ability of synthesis of the said knowledge within the complex framework of developmental relationship of partial geographical spheres - with emphasis on the problem of didactics transformation. At the end of course students should be albe to use informations in regional geography, interpret of basic informations in structure of people.
Syllabus
  • During the course, students will prepare 5 exercises. Seminar content is as follows:
  • 1. The source and character of statistical information, internet information.
  • 2. Demographic characteristics place of residence. Development of digital technologies. General and departmental didactics, knowledge, skills, habits, ...
  • 3. The concentration of population in the area. Lorenz curve, Gini coefficient and the index of heterogeneity.
  • 4. Demographic characteristics. Structure of the population by selected characteristics.
  • 5. Geography of the selected location. Settlement characteristics of the place of residence.
Literature
    required literature
  • CHALUPA, Petr and Zdeňka TARABOVÁ. Vybrané kapitoly z demografie : (Pro semináře a cvičení). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1991, 61 s., tab. ISBN 80-210-0343-X. info
  • Demografie (nejen) pro demografy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1993, 125 s. ISBN 80-801424-2-7. info
  • TOUŠEK, Václav, Josef KUNC and Jiří VYSTOUPIL. Ekonomická a sociální geografie. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008, 411 s. ISBN 9788073801144. info
  • VYSTOUPIL, Jiří. Demografie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2005, 142 s. ISBN 8021036559. info
  • KOSCHIN, Felix. Demografie poprvé. Vyd. 2. přeprac. V Praze: Oeconomica, 2005, 122 s. ISBN 8024508591. info
    recommended literature
  • CHALUPA, Petr and Zdeňka TARABOVÁ. Geografie obyvatelstva, demografie, geografie sídel : učební texty pro posluchače učitelského studia geografie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1990, 148 s. ISBN 8021002026. info
  • VYSTOUPIL, Jiří and Zdeňka TARABOVÁ. Základy demografie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, 150 s. ISBN 8021036176. info
Teaching methods
Students have a specific project from geography of population and from settlements. Semester paper: demography characteristic of residential town (region). After preapering students refer about your projects in class discusion.
Assessment methods
Semester paper: Evaluation of the 5 exercises.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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