Course: Geography of the Middle East

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Course title Geography of the Middle East
Course code KBS/GBX
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hautová Dana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Morocco and Algeria Tunisia and Libya Egypt and Sudan Arabian Peninsula Syria and Lebanon Jordan Israel and Palestine Turkey Iraq Iran Central Asia and Afghanistan Ethiopia and Horn of Africa

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 58 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- to have a brief knowledge of world history and a basic overview of the geography of the Middle East and North Africa.
Skills
- to work individually with maps and relevant academic sources - to master modern information technologies.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- to characterize the natural conditions of particular countries of the studied region - to identify the essential facts from the area of socio-economic geography, especially concerning the local human settlements, population sizes, industry and mineral resources, agriculture, tourism
Skills
- to draw without support a map of the region - to interpret relation between natural conditions and characteristics of human settlements and societies - to search and individually use relevant online data and information sources for study
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Skills demonstration
Discussion
Skills
Lecture
Discussion
Competences
Interactive lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Written exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Written exam
Seminar work
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • The Middle East and North Africa 2020. Europa Publications, London: Routledge, 2019.
  • Al-Asad, M. Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in the Middle East. University Press of Florida, 2012.
  • King, D.M. Water and Conflict in the Middle East. C Hurst and Co Publishers Ltd, 2019.
  • Kropáček, L. Blízký východ na přelomu tisíciletí.. Praha, 1999.
  • Mehler, Carl. National geographic Atlas of the Middle East.. National Geographic Society, 2008.


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