Geography: countries and regions

Course: Geography

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Geography: countries and regions
Code
ОК19
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
11
Learning outcomes
PRN 1. To know the main historical stages of the development of the subject area.k (PRN 1) Be able to characterize natural landscapes and regions, explain their features and relationships formed by geographical location and other geographical factors (PRN 19) To understand global socio-geographical processes, to be able to compile the characteristics of the world population, sectors and branches of the world economy (PRN 20) To know, understand and demonstrate the ability to implement the theoretical and methodological principles of teaching geography for the implementation of the educational program in basic/specialized high school (PRN 22) e" (PRN 23) (PRN 26,27)
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
In order to successfully master the knowledge of the discipline "Geography: Countries and Regions", students must: have basic knowledge of the school course "Geography; to be able to analyze the causes and evaluate the consequences of demographic, migration, social and economic processes in the regions; to have modern methods of searching, systematization and primary processing of geographical information; elementary skills of analysis and synthesis of geographical information, comparative geographical analysis.
Course content
According to the content, the study discipline "Geography: Countries and Regions" is divided into two parts - the geography of the countries of Europe, North America and the geography of the countries of Asia, Australia, Africa, and Latin America. Part 1 - "Geography of the countries of Europe, North America" ​​- is taught to students in the III semester in the amount of 6 ECTS credits. Part 2 - "Geography of the countries of Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America" ​​- is taught to students in the IV semester in the amount of 5 ECTS credits. The study discipline "Geography: countries and regions" is devoted to the study of laws and factors of the territorial organization of society and its components at the level of subregions of the world, geographical problems of the spatial organization of the regional economy. The features of the territorial (international) division of labor, placement of productive forces, regional policy, territorial organization of production, geopolitics and geostrategy of world regions, spatial socio-economic proportions, territorial socio-economic structures, transport and infrastructure networks and systems, as well as settlement systems in borders of countries and regions of the world.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, independent work, teacher consultation
Assessment methods and criteria
Final assessment in the form of credit. Assessment is carried out in written form in the form of detailed and test tasks. The maximum number of points in the test is 40; the minimum number of points that are added to the semester marks is 24 (60% of the maximum points that are allocated for credit). The final evaluation in the form of an exam is conducted in a written format. The maximum number of points during the exam is 40, the minimum number of points added to semester points is 24 (60% of the maximum number of points assigned to the exam).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Tetiana Vasylivna Nych
Economic and Social Geography
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Economic and Social Geography
heohrafichnyi fakultet