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Lecturer(s)
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Moník Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Šimíček Daniel, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The Quaternary is the youngest period of evolution of our planet. Almost all human activities are in a constant interaction with Quaternary rocks. Students will be acquainted with definition and stratigraphic division of the Quaternary within the geological history of the Earth and with the development of opinions on this period. Quaternary is a dynamic period characterized by significant climatic fluctuations. The course will include an overview of the causes and intensity of climate change in the past and the usage of these information for prediction of climate development in the near future. Much of the course will be devoted to a detailed description of Quaternary sediments and exogenous and endogenous geological processes (including soil-forming processes) that have shaped the recent landscape. Last but not least, attention will be paid to methods of absolute and relative dating of Quaternary rocks.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture
- Attendace
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 12 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Quaternary and its position in the stratigraphy of Cainozoic; general characteristics and definition and detailed division; the meaning of climatic changes and oscillations, their causes; Quaternary climatic cycle and its influence on sedimentation, erosion and weathering processes; Quaternary geological evolution and processes in Czech Republic (pedogenesi, aeolian, fluvial and cryogenic processes, periglacial processes, cave sediments; Evolution of man and its influence on nature.
The student should be able to: - explain the importance and position of the Quaternary in the geological evolution of the Earth. - define the principles of its chronostratigraphic, biostratigraphic and magnetostratigraphic classification. - explain the causes of global worldwide climate cooling and its consequences. - describe the Quaternary glacial and interglacial cycle and its impact on erosional, denudational, and weathering processes. - describe the geological evolution and processes on the territory of the Czech Republic in Quaternary (pedogenesis, aeolic activity, fluvial activity, action of frost and glaciers, periglacial processes, cave sediments, travertines, young tectonic movements). - define the relationship of man and nature in the Quaternary.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
written exam; presentation on a selected topic related to Quaternary geology
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Recommended literature
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Bradley R. S. (2015). Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary. 3rd Edition. Academic Press, London.
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Ehlers J., Gibbard P. L. (1996). Quaternary and Glacial geology. John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York.
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Foster Flint R. (1971). Glacial and Quaternary geology. John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York.
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Gale S. J., Hoare P. G. (2011). Quaternary sediments: Petrographic Methods for the Study of Unlithified Rocks 2nd ed.. Blackburn Press, Caldwell, New Jersey.
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