PřF:Z0026p Physical geography - Course Information
Z0026p Physical geography
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 4/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Máčka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Dolák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dominika Faturová (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Wed 10:00–11:50 A,01026, Thu 7:30–9:20 A,01026
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- NOW( Z0026c Physical geography-seminar ) || Z0026c Physical geography-seminar
- 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
- there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- This discipline gives a basic idea about a subsystem of physical-geographical sphere with orientation on its individual processes and phenomena. Parallelly there are presented connections and relations of processes, explanations of causes and mechanisms of their functioning with a special attention to individual parts and the whole physical-geograhical sphere.
- Learning outcomes
- Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to learn the basis of particular disciplines of physical geography
to understand the linkages between the physical components of the landscape - Syllabus
- Themes of Prof. Brázdil:
- 1. Introduction to physical geography
- 2. Basic knowledge about atmosphere
- 3. Basic meteorological elements
- 4. General atmospheric circulation
- 5. Weather forecast
- 6. Climate classifications
- 7. Climatic variability and change
- 8. Hydrosphere
- 9. Hydrography
- 10. Hydrometry
- 11. Water regime of rivers
- 12. Hydrology of underground water
- 13. Hydrology of lakes and reservoirs
- 14. The World ocean.
- Themes of Doc. Máčka:
- 1. What is physical geography?
- 2. Paradigms for physical geography
- 3. Earth systems: processes and landscapes
- 3.1 Litospehere and plate tectonics
- 3.2 Rock cycle
- 3.3 Tectonic processes
- 3.4 Weathering
- 3.5 Mass movements
- 3.6 Fluvial forms and processes
- 3.7 Glacial forms and processes
- 3.8 Aeolian processes
- 3.9 Coastal processes
- 3.10 Soil formation
- 3.11 Ecosystem processes
- 4. Spatial structure of landscapes
- 5. Environmental change
- 6. Human impact on the environment
- 7. Natural hazards
- Literature
- required literature
- STRAHLER, Alan H. Introducing Physical Geography. 5th ed. Wiley, 2010, 656 pp. ISBN 0-470-13486-0. info
- recommended literature
- STRAHLER, Alan H. and Zeeya MERALI. Visualizing physical geography. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2007, xxxi, 592. ISBN 9780470095720. URL info
- not specified
- STRAHLER, Alan H. and Arthur Newell STRAHLER. Introducing physical geography. 4th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, 2006, xxv, 728. ISBN 047167950X. info
- STRAHLER, Alan H. and Arthur Newell STRAHLER. Introducing physical geography. 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003, xix, 684. ISBN 0471238007. info
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical preparation - lectures. Teaching in leactures is accompanied by the course Physical geography - seminar (Z0026c).
- Assessment methods
- Succesful finishing of the course requires to pass written exam. Exam covers all themes presented in the lecture. Thus, exam includes 17 qustions; correct answer to a quation scores 2 points.
Final grade depends on the number of points gained from written exam:
22,5 - 24,8 points E
24,81 - 27,1 points D
27,11 - 29,4 points C
29,41 - 31,7 points B
31,71 - 34 points A - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nutno zapsat na začátku studia v 1. semestru.
Information on course enrolment limitations: studenti nemateřských oborů si mohou požádat prostřednictvím ISu o udělení výjimky - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Z0026c Physical geography - seminar
NOW(Z0026p) - Z0109 Seminar of physical geography
Z0026p && kredity_min(40) - Z0121 Field work on physical geography
semestr(2) && (NOW(Z2111) || Z2111) && Z0026p - Z7051 Environmental geography
Z0026p && Z4066
- Z0026c Physical geography - seminar
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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