Geomorphology & Quaternary geology (Part 1)

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Course ID:	1300-OEMQ1L1
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.301 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Geomorphology & Quaternary geology (Part 1)
Name in Polish:	Geomorfologia i geologia czwartorzędu (cz. 1)
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	Principal processes and terms in modern geomorphology and Quaternary geology, particularly relations of landscape and geology in Poland.
Full description:	Setting of geomorphology amidst other geoscience disciplines. Scope and methods in geomorphology. Selected landform-creative processes and landscape development in lowland areas with particular consideration of morphogenesis of morainic plateaus and river valleys. Landforms in mountain and upland areas – development of tops, crests, slopes and valleys. Principles of structural geomorphology and paleogeomorphology. Dependence of landscape evolution on geological structure, neotectonic movements and climate (pediplanation, pedimentation). Quaternary against the Cainozoic climate changes. Boundary of Neogene and Quaternary in marine and continental deposits. Stratigraphic units of the Quaternary in the world. Review of main units and methods of investigation of Quaternary deposits. Description of characteristics of main types of glacial, fluvial, lake and aeolian deposits in connection with sedimentary environments and significance for palaeogeographic reconstructions for Poland during successive glaciations and interglacials. Knowledge of stratigraphic subdivisions of the Quaternary in Europe with particular consideration of number and extents of Scandinavian and mountain glaciations and conditions for development of interglacial fluvial patterns and sea transgressions. Listing and description of driving forces for glacial epochs and their reference to sea-level changes. Correlation of glacial-interglacial and less-soil cycles with global climate change, recorded in deep-sea sediments and long sequences of lake deposits.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) GALON, R. (red.) 1972. Geomorfologia Polski, 2. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN; Warszawa. KLIMASZEWSKI, M. (red.) 1972. Geomorfologia Polski, 1. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN; Warszawa. KLIMASZEWSKI, M. 1978. Geomorfologia. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN; Warszawa. LINDNER, L. (red.) 1992. Czwartorzęd: osady, metody badań, stratygrafia. PAE; Warszawa.
Learning outcomes:	Basic knowledge and skills in geomorphology and Quaternary geology.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Test exam.
Practical placement:	(in Polish) brak

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