PřF:Z5790 Landscape of South Moravia - Course Information

Z5790 Landscape of South Moravia

The information about the term spring 2012 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity

2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites

PROGRAM(N-GK) || KREDITY_MIN(90)
Interest in the topic of South Moravia landscapes and general knowledge about geography of the Czech Republic.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to: Define specifics and similarities of Southmoravian Landscapes in the comparisson with Landscapes of remaining part of the Czech Republic; Define and analyze Landscape regions of southern Moravia; Compare southern Moravia Landscapes one with another and explain the differences; Identify the main actractiones of respective Landscapes from the turist travel point of view; Apply knowledges of Physical Geography in the southern Moravia region. Area under study is similar to the former extend of the South Moravia Region (up to the 1990 year). To be the problems of neighbourhood understood, 10 - 20 km broad stripe behind this border will be added. The course is suitable for students interested in study of recreation too.

Syllabus

• 1. Geological, geomorphological, climatological, pedological and biogeographical overview of southern Moravia and its comparation with neighbouring territories. 2. Prehistory and history of southern Moravia, its settlement, develop of the landscape - selfstudy. 3. History of the nature and landscape protection and its comparation with neighbouring territories. 4-12. Landscapes of respective southern Moravian (bio-)regions, their geology, geomorphology, peculiarities - attractive rocks, important summites, valleys, main and interesting water courses, rapids, waterfalls, peat-bogs (mires), fens, halophilous grasses, sand-dunes, (pseudo-)carstic forms, mineral springs. Peculiarities of landuse, settlememt shape, important buildings, roads and dams, important protected areas and environmental conflicts will be mentioned too. Totally 16 regions will be studied. 13. Ethnography of southern Moravia - selfstudy.

Literature

• Brněnsko., Chráněná území ČR, Mackovčin P. (ed.) Sv. XIV, v tisku.
• Chráněná území ČR. Edited by Peter Mackovčin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny, 2007, 932 s. ISBN 9788086305028. info
• Jihlavsko., Chráněná území ČR. Sv. VII. (Variant.) : Chráněná území ČR. Sv. VII, Jihlavsko. info
• Neživá příroda (Variant) : Vlastivěda moravská : země a lid : nová řada. Svazek 1, Neživá příroda. info
• Olomoucko., Chráněná území ČR. Sv. VI. (Variant.) : Chráněná území ČR. Sv. VI, Olomoucko. info
• Pardubicko., Chráněná území ČR. Sv. IV (Variant.) : Chráněná území ČR. Sv. IV, Pardubicko. info
• Živá příroda (Variant.) : Vlastivěda moravská : země a lid : nová řada. Svazek 2, Živá příroda. info
• CULEK, Martin, Antonín BUČEK, Vít GRULICH, Pavel HARTL, Antonín HRABICA, Jan KOCIÁN, Štěpán KYJOVSKÝ and Jan LACINA. Biogeografické členění České republiky. II. díl. (Biogeographical division of the Czech Republic. Vol. 2.). 1st ed. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, 2005, 589 pp. Biogeografické členění ČR, svazek 2. ISBN 80-86064-82-4. info
• ŠAFÁŘ, Jiří. Chráněná území ČR. VI., Olomoucko. Vyd. 1. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny České republiky, 2003, 454 s. : o. ISBN 80-86064-46-08. info
• ČECH, Luděk, Jan ŠUMPICH and Vladimír ZABLOUDIL. Chráněná území ČR. Edited by Peter Mackovčin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, 2002, 526 s. ISBN 80-86064-54-9. info
• JATIOVÁ, Matilda. Chráněná území ČR. Edited by Peter Mackovčin. 1. vyd. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, 2002, 375 s. ISBN 80-86064-38-7. info
• CULEK, Martin, Vít GRULICH and Dalibor POVOLNÝ. Biogeografické členění České republiky (Biogeographical division of the Czech Republic). Praha: Enigma, 1996, 347 pp. 1. ISBN 80-85368-80-3. info

Teaching methods

Oral lectures are held with help of powerpoint presentations with great number of snaps of respective Landscapes. Lecture presentations are available for the students in university Information System and during the lectures are commented. Class excercises will learn students to identify the landscapes on snaps. Instead of 4 class excercises a half-day exkursion in Brno surroundings will be held, students are to prepare some information on visited Landscapes. Important part of the course is a homework - "discovering trip" to Landscape selected by lot - and powerpoint presentation of the trip results.

Assessment methods

Oral exam (length about 30 min.) with possibility of a prepare. Identifying of a landscape picture on the computer monitor is part of the exam too. Exam makes cca 70% of final mark and the level must be at E or higher. 30% of the final evaluation makes student´s activity in seminars and quality of the seminar powerpoint presentation. Own notes of the organized field trip student will present before the exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Z7900 Landscape Evaluation

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

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