Ze2RC_GOK3 Geography of Population and Settlements

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Darina Mísařová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Timetable
Fri 25. 10. 13:00–16:50 učebna 67
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of the terms of social geography.
- Ability to work with the selected school world atlas and atlas of the Czech Republic.
- Ability to work with ArcGIS, MS Office.
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 consists of two separate disciplines of human geography - population geography and geography of settlements whose aim is to promote knowledge of the distribution of population and settlements in geographical space.
The aim is to gain basic knowledge of spatial distribution of population and settlement on Earth.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- find and use relevant data to analyze the distribution of inhabitants and settlements on Earth,
- explain basic approaches to the structure of the world population,
- use the information obtained in the subjects of regional geography of continents.
Syllabus
  • Population Geography
  • 1: Population development in history
  • 2: Population Structure
  • 3: Migration
  • 4: Mechanical movement of the population
  • 5: Anthropogenesis, demographic revolution
  • 6: Population distribution on Earth
  • Geography of settlements
  • 1: Basic concepts of geography of settlements
  • 2: Rural settlement
  • 3: Urban settlement
  • 4: Urbanization
  • 5: Geography of Brno
Literature
    not specified
  • SHORT, John Rennie. Human settlement (Orig.) : Lidská sídla. info
  • KALIBOVÁ, Květa. Úvod do demografie. 2. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2001, 52 s. ISBN 8024602229. info
  • Demografie (nejen) pro demografy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1993, 125 s. ISBN 80-801424-2-7. info
  • 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
Teaching methods
The course is teaching throught the lectures and tuition.
Assessment methods
Examination consists of 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.
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 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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