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        Lecturer(s)
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                    Szczyrba Zdeněk, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
                
 
            
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                    Smolová Irena, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
                
 
            
         
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        Course content
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        Lectures are concerned with following themes: geological development and geological structure of the Czech Massif and the Carpathians; deposits and mining of mineral resources; geomorphologic development and geomorphologic division of CR; basic landform types (karst, sandstone rock towns, volcanic); basic characteristics of geomorphologic units of provinces Czech Highland, Western Carpathians, Central European lowland and Western Panonian basin; hydrologic conditions - river regimes, lakes, dams, pond areas, issue of river pollution, hydrologic extremes in CR; climatic conditions of CR and air pollution; pedogeographic and biogeographic conditions of CR; legislative limitations; categories of protected areas). Administrative and historical-geographical development of the Czech lands; public administration and its development; population and settlement structure; industry and its sectoral structure, agriculture, forestry and water management, transport, trade, services, tourism and recreation; economic integration into EU structures and the global economy; geographical regionalization - socio-economic regions. 
         
         
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        Learning activities and teaching methods
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        Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
        
            
                    
                
                    
                    - Attendace
                        - 26 hours per semester
                    
 
                
                    
                    - Preparation for the Exam
                        - 30 hours per semester
                    
 
                
                    
                    - Homework for Teaching
                        - 13 hours per semester
                    
 
                
             
        
        
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                Learning outcomes
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                Acquire basic knowledge of the physical and social and economic geographical phenomena of the Czech Republic.
                 
                Identify main geographical phenomena and spatial organization of the Czech Republic.
                 
                
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                Prerequisites
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                Basic knowledge of physical geography and social and economic geography. 
                
                
                    
                        
                    
                    
                
                
  
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                Assessment methods and criteria
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                        Mark, Oral exam, Written exam
                        
                        
                         
                        
                    
                    
                
                 Knowledge within range of lectures and literature.
                 
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        Recommended literature
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                    Czudek, T. (2005). Vývoj reliéfu krajiny České republiky v kvartéru. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Čermáková, E. a kol. (2020). Zpráva o stavu životního prostředí ČR v roce 2019. Praha, https://www.cenia.cz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Zprava_o_ZP_CR_2019_web.pdf. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Demek, J., Mackovčin, P. (eds.). (2006). Zeměpisný lexikon ČR. Hory a nížiny. Brno: AOPK ČR. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Chlupáč, I. et al. (2002). Geologická minulost České republiky. Praha: Academia. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Chytrý, M., Kučera, T., Kočí, M. (eds.). (2003). Katalog biotopů České republiky. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Janský, B., Šobr, M. et al. (2003). Jezera České republiky. Praha: Univerzita Karlova. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Kukal, Z., Reichmann, F. (2000). Horninové prostředí České republiky : jeho stav a ochrana. Praha: Český geologický ústav. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Mackovčin, P., Sedláček, P. (eds.). Chráněná území ČR. Svazek I-XIV. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny, 2002-2005. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Myant. (2013). Vzestup a pád českého kapitalismu: ekonomický vývoj České republiky od roku 1989.. Praha. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Ouředníček, M., Temelová, J., Pospíšilová, L. eds. (2011). Atlas sociálně prostorové diferenciace České republiky. Praha. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Toušek, V. et al. (2005). Czech Republic - Portraits of Regions. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj. 
                
 
            
         
         
         
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