MED55 Geography of the Mediterranean

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Mgr. Gustav Novotný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:50 Z3,02045
Prerequisites
!OBOR(SGRR) && !OBOR(GEOG) && !OBOR(FG) && !OBOR(KART) && !OBOR(RGRR) && !OBOR(UZ) && !OBOR(APGI) && ! OBOR(APGE) && !FAKULTA(PřF)
The course is also offered to students out of maternal field. The course is opened for 30 students at the maximum.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to introduce natural environment, landscape, society, economy and culture in Mediterranean region and surroundings. The course is fundamental input into the problém, introduces Medterranean in whole (geographical region) and discusses its uniting points and simultaneously its inner differentiation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: organisation of course. Mediterranean as natural, historical, cultural, political region? Delimitation of area. Subregions (inner differentiation) of Mediterranean.
  • 2. Natural conditions: types of climate: hydrology of Mediterranean.
  • 3. Natural conditions: relief; tectonics and orogenesis; natural hazards; inland hydrology.
  • 4. Landscape: biogeographical region, historical development of landscape.
  • 5. Historical geography of Mediterranean, historical regions, centres of power in antiquity, in the Middle Ages and early modern times.
  • 6. Population: religious and ethnic structure. Population development from the middle of 20th century. Current demographic development in Mediterranean compared with another world macroregions, inner differentiation of demographic development in Mediterranean and in chosen countries.
  • 7. Settlement and urbanisation: types of settlement, degree of urbanisation, main agglomeration. Educational and economic structure of population.
  • 8. Economy: economic development (Hospodářství: ekonomický rozvoj (GDP and human development index) with comparison with another macroregions, inner differentiation of Mediterranean; occurence of poverty; structure of economy.
  • 9. Economy: mineral materials; agricultural regions and main industrial centres.
  • 10. Tourism: sense of tourism in economy, specialization of tourism, main destinations.
  • 11. Political structure: history of state-formation in modern times;politic structure - history; current politic systems: electoral systems.
  • 12. Political conflicts: Cyprus, Palestine, Libya, Western Sahara.
  • 13. Political and economical integration of Mediterranean. Relations with EU.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • The physical geography of the Mediterranean. Edited by Jamie C. Woodward. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2009, xxxvi, 663. ISBN 9780199268030. info
Teaching methods
A combination of lectures, seminars, readings and a group presentations (a seminar project). Seminars typically have a nature of either class discussion or a presentation of a seminar project (in group).
Assessment methods
Non-evaluated input test + final colloquium over topics explained and discussed during semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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