Land cover and land resources of the world
Course: TRANSBORDER ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION
Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet
Title
Land cover and land resources of the world
Code
ОК 39
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PRN3. Explain features of the organization geographical space depending on his physical geographical features, rice landscape structures.
PRN4. Analyze geographic potential territory taking into account it landscape structure.
PRN7. Analyze the composition and structure of natural and sociospheres included in areas of interest cross-border, regional and local projects on different spatio-temporal
scales for ensuring a successful ecological cooperation
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) successful mastery of such educational disciplines as "Soil Science", "Geology",
"Geomorphology", "Meteorology", "Physical geography of continents and oceans",
"Landscape science", "Comprehensive discipline. Educational practice on the basics of fieldwork
natural and geographical studies. Part 5. Soil research", "Economic
and social geography of the world".
2) be able to establish relationships between soils and factors of soil formation,
analyze the components of the landscape as factors in the formation of the profile structure and properties
soils, to have elementary skills in the analysis of various cartographic materials
content
Course content
The study discipline "Land cover and land resources of the world" consists of
three parts The first of them is devoted to the consideration of the existing soil classifications
approved in Ukraine, USA, European countries, etc. The second part is devoted to questions
global functions of soils as natural bodies, analysis of factors and features
processes of soil formation in different regions of the planet and studying the structure of modern
soil cover. The third part is devoted to consideration of issues that concern the general
characteristics of the world's land resources, their purpose, geographical
distribution, as well as features of the development of soil degradation processes in different parts
world and methods of their rational use and protection.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Soil science: textbook / [Tikhonenko D.G., Horin M.O., Laktionov M.I. etc.]; by
ed. D.G. Tikhonenka - K.: Higher education, 2005. - 703 p.
2. Nazarenko I.I., Polchyna S.M., Nikorych V.A. Soil science: Textbook. – Chernivtsi:
Books-XXI, 2008. – 400 p.
3. Nakonechnyi Y.I. Workshop on soil science and soil geography. – Lviv: LNU named after
Ivan Franko, 2013. – 374 p.
4. Pankiv Z.P. Land resources: Study guide. - Lviv: Publishing Center
Ivan Franko National University, 2008. – 272 p.
5. Pozniak S.P. Soil science and soil geography: a textbook. In two parts. Part 2. -
Lviv: Center of Ivan Franko National University, 2010. – 286 p.
6. Practical course in soil science: Training manual / Ed. D.G. Tikhonenka - Kh.:Maidan, 2009. - 448 p.7.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminary
self-study
work
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment
preparation
seminary
classes and
enrollment
independent
works,
consultations
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Olga
Volodymyrivna
Kovtoniuk
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet