MVZb1018 Physical, social and political geography

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petr Marek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
Ability to read and understand study materials in Czech and English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course examines contemporary macroregions of the world and teaches the IR students empirical knowledge of them, which is necessary for understanding world politics and its quality analysis. The core of the course is based on macroregions as defined by contemporary geography. The course builds on the knowledge of geography that can reasonably be expected of a high school graduate.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to describe the natural regionalisation of the Earth, to describe the basic physical geographical and human geographical characteristics of each macroregion, to compare the macroregions in their main parameters, to use the knowledge acquired to analyse the contemporary world politics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the subject, geography and macroregions of the Earth as a basis for understanding the contemporary world
  • 2. Natural regionalisation of the Earth
  • 3. European macroregion
  • 4. Anglo-American macroregion
  • 5. Latin American macroregion
  • 6. Russian macro-region
  • 7. Sino-Japanese macroregion
  • 8. Australia-Oceania macroregion
  • 9. Indonesian macroregion
  • 10. Indian macroregion
  • 11. Islamic macroregion
  • 12. African macroregion
  • 13. Macroregional differentiation
Literature
    required literature
  • ANDĚL, Jiří, Ivan BIČÍK and Jan D. BLÁHA. Makroregiony světa : nová regionální geografie. Vydání první. Praha: Karolinum, 2019, 326 stran. ISBN 9788024642734. info
  • Školní atlas světa. Edited by Eva Klímová - Ivan Bičík - Milan Holeček - Vít Štěpánek - Ví. 5. vydání. Praha: Kartografie Praha, a. s., 2019, 1 atlas. ISBN 9788073934866. info
  • BAAR, Vladimír and Barbara BAAROVÁ. Hospodářský zeměpis : regionální aspekty světového hospodářství : učebnice pro obchodní akademie a jiné střední školy. 3., přepracované vydání. Praha: Nakladatelství České geografické společnosti, s.r.o., 2018, 159 stran. ISBN 9788086034997. info
  • BIČÍK, Ivan. Hospodářský zeměpis : globální geografické aspekty světového hospodářství : učebnice pro obchodní akademie a jiné střední školy. 3., upravené vydání. Praha: Nakladatelství České geografické společnosti, s.r.o., 2017, 117 stran. ISBN 9788087476000. info
    recommended literature
  • ANDĚL, Jiří, BIČÍK, Ivan (2015). Geografické makroregiony světa. Geografické rozhledy, 24, 3, 2–5.
  • BOHÁČ, Artur (2023). Internetové zdroje dat a informací v humánní geografii. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci. 80 stran. ISBN 978-80-7494-642-4
  • Encyklopedie mezinárodních vztahů. Edited by Petr Kratochvíl - Petr Drulák. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2009, 367 s. ISBN 9788073674694. info
Teaching methods
Teaching takes the form of lectures in which students are introduced to the macroregions of the world.
Assessment methods
The final grade will be an average of a mid-term written test and a final written test.
A = 91–100%
B = 81–90%
C = 71–80%
D = 61–70%
E = 51–60%
If either the mid-term written test or the final written test is graded as unsatisfactory, the final grade will be automatically unsatisfactory.
The mid-term written test takes place in the middle of the semester, in the form of ROPOT from the FSS computer room. Students will be familiar with the questions in this ROPOT in advance, as they will practice answering them at home.
The final written test will examine the knowledge of the required literature and the subject matter discussed in the lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
A detailed syllabus is available on the university's information system, in the "document" section of this course. Students could find there all the necessary and useful information about the course and examinations. Students are asked to familiarize themself with it.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
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