Z0040 Geography of Europe

Faculty of Science
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
3/1/0. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Miroslav Kolář, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Martin Braun (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lukáš Dolák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Lorenc (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 12:00–14:50 A,01026
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0040/1: Wed 13:00–13:50 Z4,02028, M. Braun
Z0040/2: Tue 17:00–17:50 Z3,02045, T. Lorenc
Z0040/3: Tue 17:00–17:50 Z5,02004, L. Dolák
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(N-GK) || PROGRAM(N-CH) || PROGRAM(N-BI) || PROGRAM(N-MA) || KREDITY_MIN(60)
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 105 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/105, only registered: 0/105
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to make students acquainted with the analyses of spatial organisation of socio-economic system of Europe. Basic geographic characteristics of space. Population and human settlements. Territorial structure of economy and structure of branches. Industry, Agriculture, Transport, Tourism and recreation in the European space. Main axis and regions of development - macroregions of Europe.
Syllabus
  • Physical geography of Europe.
  • Geographical boundaries of Europe against Asia, differnt conceptions. Population of Europe and superficy of Europe (with different possibilities in Russia). Structure of European population. Europe after the fall of bipolar model of the World.
  • Regional geography of European counties (inclusively European part of Russia, Slovakia, exclusively the Czech Republic).
Literature
  • VITURKA, Milan, Stanislav ŘEHÁK and Michal VANČURA. Regionální geografie Evropy a ČR (Regional geography of the Europe and C.R.). 2. vydání. Brno: MU - ESF, 2004, 126 pp. ISBN 80-210-3504-8. info
  • BIČÍK, Ivan. Regionální zeměpis světadílů :učebnice zeměpisu pro střední školy. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství České geografické společnosti, 2000, 137 s. ISBN 80-86034-43-7. info
  • KRÁL, Václav. Fyzická geografie Evropy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 348 s. ISBN 8020006842. info
Teaching methods
The basic Teaching methods are lectures, supplemented about contemporary methods such example e-learning. The course consists also homeworks of students to the actual subjects.
Assessment methods
Lectures are in the czech language. The test termination of this course is written tests from the Physical Geography and oral examination from Human geography of Europe.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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