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Lecturer(s)
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Fňukal Miloš, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Toušek Václav, doc. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Course deals with following issues: geographical position, basic physical geographical characteristic (geological development, geomorphologic, climatic, hydrologic, pedogeographic and biogeographic conditions, nature and landscape conservation), basic socio-economic characteristics (position in the world, historic development and its influence on formation of society, general population characteristic, agriculture, industry, transport, services and tourism, integration blocs), the most important political geographical, social, economic and safety problems, regional outline.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students into the fundamentals of regional geography of Africa.
Identify main geographical phenomena and spatial organization of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Prerequisites
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Elementary knowledge in physical and human geography.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Knowledge within the range of lectures and literature.
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Recommended literature
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Baar, V., Šindler, P. (1988). Regionální geografie světadílů a oceánů 1. Ostrava: Pedagogická fakulta OU.
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Coquery-Vidrovitch, C. (1988). Africa : Endurance and Change South of the Sahara. Berkeley: University of California Press.
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Grove, A. T. (1994). The Changing Geography of Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Iliffe, J. (2001). Afrika a Afričané : Dějiny kontinentu. Praha: Vyšehrad.
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Kunský, J. (1971). Zeměpis světa [Sv. 4] : Afrika. Praha: Orbis.
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Lawson, T. E. (1999). Náboženství Afriky : Tradice v proměnách. Praha: Prostor.
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Manning, R. (2000). Food's Frontier : The Next Green Revolution. Berkeley: University of California Press.
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Skokan, L. (2007). Afrika : sociogeografický přehled. Ústí nad Labem: UJEP.
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