ZeC001 Introduction to the study of geography

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
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
Timetable
Fri 30. 9. 13:00–16:50 učebna 5a
Prerequisites
Prerequisite is knowledge of geographical curriculum and application of geographical skills in the extend of curriculum of primary school and grammar school.
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
The course presents geography as a science with it's methods of research, with it's object of study and it's partial disciplines. It focuses on the development of geographical thinking. It deals with the basic features of the Earth as a planet, the geographical consequences of the motions and properties of the Earth. It develops skills related to selected themes and presents topics of planetary geography in teaching.

The goals of the course are:
A student defines the object of studying geography and geographical research methods;
understands basic astronomic terms and relations directly influencing events in the landscape, explains the origin and evolution of the universe, Kepler's laws and the apparent movement of the solar system bodies. He can explain the influence of the Moon and other objects of the Solar System on Earth, draws and explains the basic elements of the orientation in Apace and on Earth, the apparent movement of the Sun through the celestial sphere, the course of the solar rays through the atmosphere, the influence of the atmosphere on the observation of the celestial bodies, explains the movement of the Earh and the Moon.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- describe the structure of geographical disciplines and their interrelationships,
- to list Czech and international geographic societies, basic sources of geographic data, both for expert analyzes and for use in school practice,
- to select and apply appropriate geographical research methods,
- use basic ICT tools for the work of the geographer;
- ask relevant geographic questions,
- describe and explain the concepts of shape and size of the Earth, the movements of the Earth and their consequences,
- understand and explain the issue of "time on Earth",
- describe and explain the concepts of Moon, lunar eclipse and sun, tidal phenomena,
- determine the location using geographic and astronomical coordinates.
Syllabus
  • Seminar syllabus:
  • 1. Geography as a science. Object and subject of study of geography. History of Geography. Partial geographical disciplines.
  • 2. Introduction to geographical thinking. Geographical societies. Data sources - atlases, magazines, specialized data.
  • 3. Use of ICT in teaching geography.
  • 4. Basic methods of geographic research.
  • 5.The shape and dimensions of the Earth, the movements of the Earth and their consequences.
  • 6.Time on the Earth.
  • 7.Moon, lunar and solar eclipses, tidal phenomena.
  • 8.Geographic and astronomical coordinates.
Literature
    required literature
  • Česká geografická společnost. www.geography.cz
    not specified
  • Berry, R. (2006). Thinking Geography. Macmillan.
  • DOWNS, Roger M. Almanach geografie. Praha: Sanoma Magazines Praha, 2006, 496 s. ISBN 8070262672. info
Teaching methods
Seminar, group/individual work, fieldwork.
Assessment methods
Written test including theory and practical calculations. To obtain the credit, it is necessary to pass a test for min. 60% of both parts, ie. "introduction to geography" (topics 1-4 from the above syllabus) and "planetary geography" (topics 5-8 from the above syllabus).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hod.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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