Course: Selected Regions of the World 1

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Course title Selected Regions of the World 1
Course code KGE/VRS1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Preis Jiří, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Asia - territory definition; basic physiographic and socio-economic regions Natural conditions (climate; hydro-conditions; natural risks); demographic characteristics of a completed continent; Specific features of macro-regions of Asia: China I. development in the context of rich history; natural conditions features; China II. ethnic, cultural and religious "map of China"; Chinese economy: its position in the globalized world; special administrative areas on Chinese territory; India development in the context of rich history; natural conditions features; Indian economy: its position in the globalized world; Chindia different premises for future development of both global stakeholders; challenges in 21st century; America - delimitation of continent and regions Natural conditions Political and economic situation Population Conflict points Specifics of macro-regions: Canada / Greenland The U.S. Lowland South America (Brazil / Argentina) Andean South America (Peru / Chile)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 5 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To work with geographical data.
To know basic terms from physical and human geographies.
Skills
To understand scholarly text and find key information.
To read text in English and get basic understanding of it.
To use knowledge about Asia and America based on a high school curriculum level.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To know specific physiographic and socioeconomic features of particular macroregions of Asia and America.
To understand deeper understanding of the role of the case study country/ies in particular macroregions.
Skills
To explain key relationships between natural and socio-economic conditions of regions in historical context.
To explain a role of the region/case study country in the current globalized world and its perspectives.
To compare significant regional stakeholders belonging to BRICS or G20 groups.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Textual studies
Discussion
Skills
Lecture
Competences
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Oral exam
Continuous assessment
Competences
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Geografický místopisný slovník světa. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1993. ISBN 80-200-0445-9.
  • http://www.demografie.info/?cz_popvyvoj_svet_as=.
  • Acharya, Amitav. Constructing a security community in Southeast Asia : ASEAN and the problem of regional order. 1st ed. London : Routledge, 2001. ISBN 0-415-15763-3.
  • Anděl, J., Bičík, I., Bláha, J. Makroregiony světa: nová regionální geografie. Karolinum, 2019. ISBN 978-80-246-4273-4.
  • Anděl, J., Bičík, I., Bláha, J. Makroregiony světa: nová regionální geografie. Karolinum, 2019. ISBN 978-80-246-4273-4.
  • Blouet, Brian W.; Blouet, Olwyn M. Latin America and the Caribbean : a systematic and regional survey. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN 0-471-63095-0.
  • Daněk, P. a kol. Indie: společnost a hospodářství v transformaci. Brno, 2014. ISBN 978-80-210-7528-3.
  • Daněk, P. a kol. Indie: společnost a hospodářství v transformaci. Brno, 2014. ISBN 978-80-210-7528-3.
  • Filipský, Jan. Dějiny Bangladéše, Bhútánu, Malediv, Nepálu, Pákistánu a Šrí Lanky. Vyd. 1. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2003.
  • Horálek, Adam; Ptáček, Pavel. Vybraná témata z geografie současné Číny. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2013. ISBN 978-80-210-6647-2.
  • Chatterjee, Rupali. Geography of India. New Delhi ; Global Vision Publishing House, 2010. ISBN 978-81-8220-327-3.
  • Klíma, Jan. Dějiny Brazílie. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1998. ISBN 80-7106-261-8.
  • Kreiser, Klaus; Neumann, Christoph K.,; Kučera, Petr. Dějiny Turecka. Vyd. 1. Praha : NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7422-012-8.
  • Preis, J., Čechurová, M. Rozvojový potenciál států BRICS v 21. století. Plzeň, 2014. ISBN 978-80-261-0460-5.
  • Rovná, Lenka; Jindra, Miroslav. Dějiny Kanady. Praha : Lidové noviny, 2000. ISBN 80-7106-211-1.
  • Rowntree, Lester. Globalization and diversity : geography of a changing world. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River : Pearson, 2013. ISBN 978-0-321-82146-1.
  • Rudolf Fürst a kol. Vzestup Indie a Číny: přichází asijské století?. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-86506-84-5.
  • Šlachta, Mojmír; Burda, Tomáš; Holeček, Milan. Ohniska napětí ve světě. Praha : Kartografie Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7011-926-6.
  • Tindall, George Brown; Shi, David E.. Dějiny Spojených států amerických. 5., dopl. vyd. Praha : NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7106-588-3.
  • Veeck, Gregory. China's geography : globalization and the dynamics of political, economic, and social change. 2nd ed. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7425-6782-5.
  • Vladimír Baar. Decentralizační a dezintegrační procesy v RF. Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-7368-141-2.
  • Votýpka, Jan. Severní Amerika. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987.


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