Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Grao en Bioloxía |
Subjects |
Physical Geography |
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Identifying Data | 2022/23 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Physical Geography | Code | 610G02006 | |||||||||||
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 2nd four-month period |
First | Basic training | 6 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
I. INTRODUCTION | 1. Physical Geography: concept, division and correlation with other sciences. 2. The Earth System and subsystems 3. The Earth Surface: Global Topography |
II. THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM OF THE EARTH | 4. Composition and structure of the atmosphere 5. Energy of the atmospheric system 6. Winds and atmospheric movement 7. Ocean-atmospheric interaction. Oceanic circulation 8. Atmospheric water and water balance 9. Types of precipitation, air masses and weather fronts 10. Climatic zonation of the Earth 11. Climatic change |
III. THE BIOSPHERE | 12. Climate, soil, flora and fauna 13. Soil formation, properties and classification 14. Biogeographic processes. Phytogeography and zoogeography |
IV. LANDSCAPE AND RELIEF EVOLUTION | 15. Weathering and slope processes 16. Fluvial and lacustrine Systems 17. Coastal Systems 18. Karst Systems 19. Glacial Systems 20. Desert Systems |
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