Soil cover and land resources of Ukraine

Course: Natural Geography

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Soil cover and land resources of Ukraine
Code
ВБ 2.11
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1
Learning outcomes
P06. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history and composition of the geographical envelope and its components. P07. Apply models, methods and data of natural and social sciences, information technologies, etc. when studying the formation and development of objects and processes of the geographical envelope. P10. Analyze the composition and structure of natural and socio-geographic objects and systems (according to specialization) at different spatio-temporal levels. P14. Demonstrate the ability to conduct independent research of natural and socio-geographical objects, systems and processes in the geographic envelope under field and laboratory conditions. P15. Know and explain changes in the geographical envelope from the standpoint of the concept of sustainable development.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) successful mastery of such educational disciplines as "Soil science", "Soil research", "Soil physics", "Soil chemistry", "Soil cover and land resources of the world", "Genesis and morphology of soils", "Methods of soil science research", " Soils of Ukraine"; 2) mastery of soil research methods; 3) skills in working with cartographic materials.
Course content
The educational discipline consists of two content modules. The first of them is dedicated to the study of soils and land resources, the problem of their protection and rational use for the territory of Polissia and Forest Steppe. The second module consists of two parts, the first reveals issues related to soils and land resources, problems of their protection and rational use for dry and wet steppe territory. The second part of this module examines the issues of genesis and typification of soils, rational use and protection of land resources of mountainous areas - Ukrainian Carpathians and Mountainous Crimea.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Вернандер Н.Б. Географія грунтів з основами грунтознавства.-К., 1966. 2. О.Ф.Гнатенко, М.В.Капштик, Л.Р.Петренко, С.В.Вітвіцький. Грунтознавство з основами геології. Навчальний посібник.-К.: «Оранта».- 2005.-648с. 3. Чорний І.Б. Географія грунтів з основами грунтознавства.- К.: Вища школа, 1995.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical classes, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Surveys in test and written form of practical and independent work, modular control works
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Yevhenii Petrovych Rohozin
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet