Z0046 Geography of Slovakia

Faculty of Science
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Dominik Kevický, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 16:00–16:50 Z3,02045
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0046/01: Mon 18:00–18:50 Z3,02045, V. Herber, D. Kevický
Z0046/02: Mon 17:00–17:50 Z3,02045, V. Herber, D. Kevický
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z2012 Geography of the Czech Rep. || NOW( Z2012 Geography of the Czech Rep. )
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Slovakia is not only a state adjacent to Czech Republic. These both states are also interconnected by shared heritage (historical, cultural, political, demographical and others). The aim of the course is to introduce students to the comprehensive geographical overview of the territory of Slovakia, including its geology, relief, climate, hydrology, demography, settlement structure, transportation, regional disparities and development and many others.
Learning outcomes
The student will master the physical geography of Slovakia as well as the main features of the development of society and economy, including identical and different features in demography and transformation of the economy. He is acquainted with protected areas and with development preconditions fixed in the territory of a neighboring state.
Syllabus
  • Introduction: Territory of the State. Geographical situation of the Slovak Republic. Structure and Relief. The Climate of the Slovak Republic. The Hydrology: Soil Geography: The Biogeography. Protected Natural Territories. The development of population. Urbanisation of Slovakia, changes in settlement structure. The development of economy, the level of industrialisation, its problems and prospects, industry after 1989. Natural background and the development of Slovak agriculture, the disribution of agriculture, the transformation and the privatisation of agricultural production. General characteristics of the transport, natural and economic background for tourism and recreation. Economical regions of Slovakia, new administrative division.
Literature
  • LAUKO, Viliam. Fyzická geografia Slovenskej republiky. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Mapa Slovakia, 2003, 106 s. ISBN 8089080073. info
  • Atlas krajiny Slovenskej republiky. Edited by László Miklós. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Ministerstvo životného prostredia SR, 2002, 342 s. ISBN 80-88833-27-2. info
  • PORUBSKÝ, Antonín. Vodné bohatstvo Slovenska. 1. vyd. Bratislava: VEDA vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, 1991, 318 s. ISBN 8022401072. info
  • Atlas Slovenskej socialistickej republiky. Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied, 1980.
  • KOREC, Pavol. Kraje a okresy Slovenska :nové administratívne členenie. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Q111, 1997, 392 s. ISBN 80-85401-58-4. info
  • PLESNÍK, Pavol. Malá slovenská vlastiveda. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 398 s. ISBN 8021500212. info
  • LAUKO, Viliam. Školský atlas :Slovenská republika. 1. vyd. Harmanec: Vojenský kartografický ústav, 1999, 48 s. ISBN 80-8042-156-0. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, e-learning and seminars. During the course, students prepare and present (individualy or in groups) their own research projects aimed at the selected geographical aspects of Slovakia.
Assessment methods
Kolokvium - rozprava k vybrané geografické problematice. Podle hygienické situace se kolokvium uskuteční prezenční nebo distanční formou.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Autumn 2007, Spring 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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