Ze2RC_AMK5 Regional Geography - America, Polar Regions and Oceans

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of physical and socio-economic geography is assumed.
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
  • AMERICA
  • 1. Identifying and defining of the region
  • 2. Physical-geographical characteristics (geology, climate, hydrology, biogegraphy)
  • 3. Social-geogrphical characteristics (demography, economy, intergation)
  • 4. Regionalisation of the areas and complex characteristics of subregions and countries (Canada; USA; Mexico; Carribean area; Brasilia; Venezuela; Columbia; Argentina, etc).
  • AUSTRALIA
  • 1. Physical-geographical characteristics (geology, climate, hydrology, biogegraphy)
  • 2. Social-geographical characteristics (demography, economy, intergation)
  • OCEANIA
  • Regionalisation of the area (Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia)
  • POLAR AREAS
  • 1. Arctic
  • 2. Antarctica
Literature
  • CHALUPA, Petr and Dana HÜBELOVÁ. Současný fázový společenský posun a Česká republika. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 236 pp. Spisy Pedagogické fakulty MU, sv. č. 108. ISBN 978-80-210-4464-7. info
  • CHALUPA, Petr and Dana HÜBELOVÁ. Amerika a Austrálie-cvičení z regionální geografie. Brno: Paido, 2004, 87 pp. ISBN 80-7315-061-1. info
  • OPATRNÝ, Josef. Amerika v proměnách staletí. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 1998, 841 s., [8. ISBN 80-85983-42-7. info
  • Severní Amerika : multimediální učebnice geografie [CD-ROM] : Multimediální učebnice geografie : Severní Amerika (Variant.). [Praha]: MEDIA trade, 1997, 1 zvukový. 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. 1. vyd. V Ostravě: Pedagogická fakulta v Ostravě, 1989, 231 s. ISBN 8070420162. URL 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
Teoretical preparation, cooperation during lecture.
Assessment methods
Elaboration and presentation of requested work, oral/written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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