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Course: Geography of Europe

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Course title Geography of Europe
Course code KGE/GE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kebza Martin, Mgr.
  • Dokoupil Jaroslav, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
This course includes these items: physical geography - location, geology, climatology, geomorphology, hydrology, pedology, biogeography and natural resources. Geographical units. Physical-geographic and socio-economic extremes. Socioeconomic sphere - geopolitical development. Borders and their development. Integrations. Population and settlement. Culture and Religion. Regional separatist tendencies. Economy, industry, agriculture, transport, tourism and services. Regions of Europe. Characteristic of individual countries.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Students' portfolio, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 25 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Get knowledge of physical geography, geology and economic geography.
Understand the mutual relations of individual components of the landscape sphere.
Skills
N/A
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Apply general geographical knowledge to an example of Europe.
Evaluate the position of Europe on the Earth from different perspectives.
Skills
Characterize and compare the characteristics of particular regions of Europe based on knowledge of relations between the different components of landscape sphere.¨
Compare selected European regions with Czech regions.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Skills
Students' portfolio
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Časopis Dnešní svět. Praha:Terra, 2013.
  • Časopis Geografické rozhledy. Praha:ČGS.
  • Geografický místopisný slovník světa. Praha:Academia, 1999. ISBN 978-80-200-0445-9.
  • http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/encyklopedie_statu/evropa/index.html.
  • Školní atlas světa. Praha, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7393-399-9.
  • Školní atlas světa. Praha, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7393-399-9.
  • Školní atlas světa. 3. vydání. 2015. ISBN 978-80-7393-074-5.
  • Dokoupil. Změny názvů na mapách koncem 20. století. Plzeň, PC, 2000.
  • Hamarnehová Iveta. Geografie cestovního ruchu Evropa. Plzeň, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7380-093-2.
  • Janský, Bohumír. Geografie moří a oceánů : Určeno pro posl. přírodovědecké fak. Univ. Karlovy. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1992. ISBN 80-7066-678-1.
  • Král, Václav. Fyzická geografie Evropy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 1999. ISBN 80-200-0684-2.
  • Martin Hanus, Luděk Šídlo. Školní atlas dnešního světa. Praha:Terra, 2011. ISBN 978-80-902282-6-9.
  • Netopil, Rostislav; Bičík, Ivan; Brinke, Josef. Geografie Evropy : Celostátní vysokošk. učebnice pro stud. fakult přírodověd. a pedagog. stud. oboru učitelství všeobecně vzdělávacích předmětů. 1. vyd. Praha : SPN, 1989. ISBN 80-04-22432-6.
  • Nováček, Aleš. Dualita Evropy: historickogeografická analýza. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-904521-9-0.
  • Skokan, Ladislav; Bursa, Milan,; Peštová, Jana. Geografické tabulky. 1. upravené. Praha : Fortuna, 2008. ISBN 978-7373-018-5.
  • Vladimír Liščák. Státy a území světa. Praha:Libri, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7277-414-2.
  • Votýpka, Jan. Fyzická geografie Evropy. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1994. ISBN 80-7066-931-4.


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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025