Quaternary Palaeogeography

Course: Geomorphology and Palaeogeography

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Quaternary Palaeogeography
Code
ВБ 3.2.2
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PRN01. Apply the acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills for the study of natural-territorial systems at different levels of spatial organization. PRN04. Conduct research and/or conduct innovative activities in order to obtain new knowledge, develop new methods and procedures in geography and interdisciplinary contexts. PRN10. Apply geo-information technologies, create and research models of natural-geographic manifestations of the development of geosystems, determine the possibilities and limits of their application. PRN15. Independently assess the key trends in the development of natural and geographical processes for the formation of new areas of scientific research.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) know the basics of Quaternary geology, ecology, biogeography, general earth science, landscape science, as well as possess knowledge of the physical geography of the world and Ukraine; 2) be able to establish relationships between ecosystem components, analyze them; 3) to have elementary skills of system analysis, to understand cause-and-effect relationships between the components of nature.
Course content
The discipline consists of two content modules. In the first, the basics of paleoecology methodology, a complex of methods of paleogeomorphological, paleopedological reconstructions and absolute dating, and paleoecological conditions during the Paleo- and Eopleistocene are considered. In the second content module, a complex of methods of paleobotanical, paleofaunistic, paleolandscape reconstructions, as well as the dynamics of paleoecological conditions during the Neopleistocene are considered.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Атлас палеогеографічних карт України та Молдавії. – К., вид-во АН УРСР, 1960. – 78 л. карт. 2. Герасименко Н.П., Матвіїшина Ж.М. Палеоландшафти України. Національний Атлас України. К., Картографія, 2007. 3. Герасименко Н.П. Палеогеографія четвертинного періоду. К., «Прінт-сервіс», 2020. 295 с. 4.Гродзинський М.Д. Еволюція ландшафтів в голоцені у ландшафтно-екологічному вимірі. Bydgoszcz, 2020. - 201 c. 5. Мельничук І.В. Палеоландшафти України в антропогені. – К.: ВГЛ “Обрії”, 2004. – 208 с. 6. Палеоекологія давньої людини на території України (палеоліт) / Герасименко Н. П., Бончковський О.С., Рогозін Є.П. та ін. Київ, 2022, 361 с. Ресурс розміщення: https://geo.knu.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021_nmk_dzz_svidzinska-d.-20220321.pdf
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, practical session, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment of performance of tasks of practical works, modular control work, credit. The final assessment in the form of credit is defined as the sum of points for all successfully assessed learning outcomes. Scores below the minimum threshold level are not added to the final score. The credit is given based on the results of the student's work throughout the entire semester and does not include additional assessment measures. For students who scored less than 60 points, it is mandatory to resubmit those types of work for which they received a grade lower than the permissible minimum.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Natalia Petrivna Gerasimenko
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