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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2021/2022

Introduction to Geography

Type of study Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 548-0060/05
Abbreviation ZG
Course title Introduction to Geography
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Introduction to Physical Geography
2. Universe, Earth and Sun
3. Moon and Earth
4. Litosphere, plate tectonics and continental drift
5. Introduction to Geomorphology I.
6. Introduction to Geomorphology II.
7. Introduction to Hydrology I.
8. Introduction to Hydrology II.
9. Introduction to Climatology
10. Introduction to Pedology
11. Introduction to Biogeography
12. Introduction to Ecology
13. Introduction to Human Geography

Povinná literatura

HOLDEN, J., ed. 2017. An introduction to physical geography and the environment. 4th ed., Pearson Education Limited. 840 p.
STRAHLER, A.H. 2013. Introducing Physical Geography. John Wiley & Sons. 656 p.
CASTREE, N. eds. 2009. A companion to environmental geography. Wiley.
HAARHOFF, J., CASSA, A.M. 2009. Introduction to flood hydrology. Cape Town: Juta.

Doporučená literatura

LYNCH, J., 2002: Wild Weather. London. BBC Worldwide. 230 p.
STRAHLER, A.H. 2011. Physical geography: science and systems of the human environment. 5th ed. John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd. 626 p.
THURMAN, H.V., TRUJILLO, A.P., 2020: Essentials of Oceanography, 13th Ed. Pearson. 624 p.
DEWALLE, D.R., RANGO, A. 2008. Principles of snow hydrology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 410 p.