Possibilities of Presentation of Geology in Geoturistics

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	541-3500/01
Abbreviation	MPG
Course title	Possibilities of Presentation of Geology in Geoturistics
Credits	6
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	Ing. Miloš Duraj, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction
2. Description of localities with volcanic activity
3. Description of localities with significant tectonics and seismic activity
4. Origin and importance of seas and oceans
5. Geological view of water in the landscape (peat bogs, waterlogged areas, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons, deltas, geysers, etc.)
6. Historical-geological development of the landscape
7. Paleontological sites
8. Deserts, coasts and beaches.
9. Karst phenomena
10. Glaciers and glacier activity
11. Mineralogical and petrographic sites
12. Geological rarities
13. Demonstration of origin and extinction of mountains

E-learning

Study materials for this course can be found at the following link: https://edison.sso.vsb.cz/cz.vsb.edison.edu.study.prepare.web/StudySupportsFileServlet/ef81af56-d98c-42c9-aa43-46dca3cca251;1.0/Edison-MPGvG.docx?inline=true

Literature

SELLEY, R. C., COCKS, R., PLIMER, I.: Encyclopedia of geology. Academic Press, 2004, 2750 s.

Advised literature

THOMPSON, G. R., TURK, J., HARDER, V.: Modern physical geology. Cengage Learning, 2002, 592 s.

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