ZeC016 Economic geography

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jozef Lopuch (lecturer)
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
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
There is currently a global economic, transport and communication system. Students should obtain basic information about these systems, their basic location factors (including their transformation over time). It is important for students to understand the functioning of different economic activities in individual areas, their development trends and mainly their interdependence and interconnection creating a global network of not only economic but also social relations through the cause-effect system. The course focuses mainly on the geography of agriculture and industry as productive sectors of economy, geography of services, transport and tourism as non-productive sectors of the economy.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Explain and demonstrate examples of patterns of spatial distribution of production and non-productive sectors and their interconnection at local, regional and global levels, in relation to physical-geographic and socio-economic localization factors and their development over time.
- Use examples to demonstrate the uneven distribution of resources on Earth (where resources are produced, where they are consumed, and where financial flows from production are directed).
- Explain and demonstrate, on examples from the environment, the positive and negative impacts of production and non-production activities on the environment.
- Use relevant data to analyze the development and status of manufacturing and non-productive activities on a local and global scale.
- To evaluate the formulation of expected outputs in the FEP EE in terms of the subject of geography of production and non-production sphere.
- Assess the content of textbooks related to the thematic unit.
Syllabus
  • 1. Geography of agriculture.
  • 2. Geography of industry.
  • 3. Geography of services.
  • 4. Transport geography.
  • 5. Geography of tourism.
Literature
    not specified
  • Eurostat
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation - lectures, discussions. Individual work. Fieldwork.
Assessment methods
Handing on protocols in time and in adequate quality. Without submitting protocols it is not possible to pass the exam. Final written exam usually consists of 12 open-ended questions rated with 12 points. It is necessary to gain at least 7 points for successful completion of an exam. Written test may be replaced by an oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 18 hod.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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