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Regional Geology of the World

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 541-3513/01
Abbreviation RGS
Course title Regional Geology of the World
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Jan Kubáč, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. The importance of the earth's crust and the upper mantle in the construction of the continent and the ocean
2. Characteristic of the continent and ocean areas
3. Geotectonic cycles of the Earth
4. Geological structure of the Eurasian continent
5. Geological development of North America and Greenland
6. Geological structure of Central America and the Caribbean
7. Geology of South America
8. Geological structure and development of Antarctica
9. Geological structure of Africa
10. Geological development of Gondwan Asia
11. Geological development of Australia
12. Geology of oceanic areas
13. Use of regional geology of the world in geoscience tourism

Literature

BALLY, A.B. a ROBERTS D.G.: Regional geology and tectonics: principles of geologic analysis, volume 1A. Boston: Elsevier 2012. ISBN 978-00-8095-186-7 
MOORES, E.M. A FAIRBRIDGE R.W.: Encyclopedia of European and Asian Regional geology. London: Chapman & Hall, cop. 1997, 804 s. ISBN 978-04-1274-040-4 

Advised literature

PARK, G.: Making of Europe: A geological journey. 1. vyd. Dunedin Academic Press 2014, 176 s. ISBN 978-178-0465-17-3 
SELINUS, O., FINKELMAN, R. B., CENTENO, J.O.: Medical geology: a regional synthesis. London: Springer, 2010. ISBN 978-904-8134-30-4 
THOMPSON, M. R. A., CRAME, J. A., THOMSON, J. W.: Geological Evolution of Antarctica. British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge 2011. ISBN 978-052-1188-90-6 


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