Ze2BP_VSS4 Geography of Production Sphere - Seminar

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic social-geography research methods 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 the course is to practice knowledge about production sector (agriculture and industry) on practical examples. At the end of this course the student will be able to apply basic statistical methods to specific examples of the geography of agriculture and industry and interpret results; create a map outputs based on official data or data from own survey or observation; evaluate the impact of agriculture and industry on the environment and propose rational solutions mitigating negative impacts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Land use.
  • 2. Localisation factors of agriculture.
  • 3. Plant and animal production in the world.
  • 4. Development of animal and plant production.
  • 5. Impact of agriculture on environment.
  • 6. Worksheet "agriculture".
  • 7. History of industry.
  • 8. Index of specialisation.
  • 9. Localisation factors of industry.
  • 10. Industry in the world.
  • 11. Teaching methods of geography of industry.
  • 12. Worksheet "industry".
Literature
  • CHALUPA, Petr. Socioekonomická geografie. 2, Geografie výrobní sféry v přehledu a cvičeních. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1992, 95 s. ISBN 80-210-0469-X. info
  • MARYÁŠ, Jaroslav, Jiří VYSTOUPIL and A KOL. Ekonomická geografie I. (Economic geography I). 2nd ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2001, 156 pp. ISBN 80-210-2595-6. info
  • BIČÍK, Ivan. Ekonomická geografie. 1, Geografie zemědělství. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1982, 105, iv, 1. info
  • IVANIČKA, Koloman. Základy teórie a metodológie sociekonomickej geografie. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladatel'stvo, 1983, 448 s. info
Teaching methods
Practical excercises, application of methods of social-geographical research. Fieldwork.
Assessment methods
Excercises elaborated on time in appropriate quality, i.e. exercise contains all of the required input (deadline for submission is set when entering the workout and is also stored in the specification of exercise in the study materials in IS), active participation on seminars. If excercises are organised in blocks, 100% presence is required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Course is no more offered.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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