Ze2MK_AMS9 Regional Geography of America

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Prerequisites
Bsic knowledge of physical and socioeconomical geography is pre-requisity of the subject.
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.
Syllabus
  • The Fundamental Themes of Lectures:
  • I. Regional geography as scientific discipline.
  • II. America
  • 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
  • a) Greenland, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Canada; b) USA; c) Mexico; d) Central America; e) Caribbean region, Bermudas; f) Brazil; g) French Guiana, Surinam, Guiana, Venezuela; h) Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay; i) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay; j) Falkland Islands, S. Georgia, S. Sandwich. Is.
  • III. Arctic - comlex survey
  • IV. Antarctic - comlex survey
Literature
  • OPATRNÝ, Josef. Amerika v proměnách staletí. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 1998, 841 s., [8. ISBN 80-85983-42-7. info
  • BAAR, Vladimír. Anglosaská Severní Amerika. 1. vyd. Ostrava: Ateliér Milata, 1994, 162 s. info
  • BAAR, Vladimír and Petr ŠINDLER. Regionální geografie světadílů a oceánů. [D] 2. Č. 1, Amerika, Antarktida, oceány. 1. vyd. V Ostravě: Pedagogická fakulta v Ostravě, 1989, 196 s. info
  • VOTÝPKA, Jan and Jaroslava JANOUŠKOVÁ. Severní Amerika. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 420 s. info
  • OBERMANN, Alois. Amerika. 1. vyd. Praha: Albatros, 1985, 271 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
The course is realized by the form of lectures. To complete this course successfully, student have to pass the oral exam where he should prove the ability of understanding the system of regional units of America in different kinds of dimensions and hierarchical inclusion based on natural and relevant economic and social parameters.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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