Ze2RC_VSK3 Geography of the Production Sphere

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
asic knowledge of social-geography principles 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 course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
Syllabus
  • 1. Genesis and roots of social and economic geography, its position in the system of science, relation with other disciplines. Introduction to geography of agriculture.
  • 2. Localisation factors of agriculture.
  • 3. Agriculture in the world.
  • 4. Common Agricultural Policy of the EU.
  • 5. Impact of agriculture on environment. Other production branches (fishery and forestry). Hunger in the world.
  • 6. Introduction into geography of industry. Classification of industry. Evaluation of industry.
  • 7. Localisation factors of industry – genesis, development and present importance.
  • 8. Characteristics of industrial branches - extraction of raw materials, iron and steel industry, energetic.
  • 9. Characteristics of industrial branches - engineering, chemical, textile, food and wood industry.
  • 10. Other industrila branches.
  • 11. History of „modern“ industry – high tech.
Literature
    required literature
  • TOUŠEK, Václav, Josef KUNC and Jiří VYSTOUPIL. Ekonomická a sociální geografie. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008, 411 s. ISBN 9788073801144. info
    not specified
  • Základy teórie a metodologie socioekonomickej geografie. Edited by Koloman Ivanička. 2. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1987, 432 s. info
  • CIHELKOVÁ, Eva. Světová ekonomika : základní rysy a tendence vývoje. 1. vyd. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická, 2001, 258 s. ISBN 8024500116. info
  • CIHELKOVÁ, Eva. Světová ekonomika : regiony a integrace. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2002, 244 s. ISBN 8024701936. info
  • KUNEŠOVÁ, Hana and Eva CIHELKOVÁ. Světová ekonomika : nové jevy a perspektivy. 2. dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2006, xviii, 319. ISBN 8071794554. info
  • CHALUPA, Petr and Jozef MEČIAR. Socioekonomická geografie v přehledu pro studenty čtyřletého studia. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1996, 172 s. ISBN 8021014555. info
  • HRALA, V., KAŠPAR V., VITVAROVÁ I. Geografie světového hospodářství. Vybrané kapitoly, Praha : VŠE, 1994. 131 s.
  • SKOKAN, L. Geografie světového hospodářství (odvětvový přehled). Ústí n/L.: PeF UJEP 1995, 117 s.
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation - lectures, discussion.
Assessment methods
Written / oral 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 2003, 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.
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