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B015667 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
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Academic Year 2012-13
Course year
First year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Earth Sciences (DST)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
GEO/04 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
Credits
12
Teaching Hours
96
Teaching Term
24/09/2012 ⇒ 21/12/2012
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Atmosphere. Radiation and global thermal budget. The greenhouseeffect. Winds and global atmosphericcirculation. Processes of azonalmodelingerosion. Systems and morphoclimaticzonalprocessesassociated with them. Sphere, ellipsoid, geoid. Classification of maps.Altituderepresentation of the ground.The relief ofthe Earth. Erodibility and morphoselection, morphologyandstructuralmorphotectonic. The lithologyas a factor of morphogenesis;karstenvironment. The hydrographic network and itsevolution. Morph
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
A.N.Strahler, Geografia fisica, Piccin, Padova, 1984.
S. Ciccacci, Le forme del rilievo. Mondadori.
AA.VV. Italia, Atlante dei tipi geografici IGM, Firenze 2006.
G.B. Castiglioni, Geomorfologia, UTET, 1991.
S. Perego, Cartografia - Lettura delle carte topografiche, Edizioni Santa Croce, 2004.
M. Pinna, Climatologia, UTET, 1977.
S. Ciccacci, Le forme del rilievo. Mondadori.
AA.VV. Italia, Atlante dei tipi geografici IGM, Firenze 2006.
G.B. Castiglioni, Geomorfologia, UTET, 1991.
S. Perego, Cartografia - Lettura delle carte topografiche, Edizioni Santa Croce, 2004.
M. Pinna, Climatologia, UTET, 1977.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired:Thisis an introductorycourse in Earth Science, whose goal is to provide a base knowledge on threedifferentbutinterrelatedtopics: the physics of the atmosphere and climate; processesshapingEarth'srelief, especially inview of the mappinguse by the studenthimself, cartographicbases.
Skillsacquired (at the end of the course):LandscapeprocessesInterpretationcapability in differentmorphoclimaticregions. LanscapeelementsIdentification by mapinterpretation.
Skillsacquired (at the end of the course):LandscapeprocessesInterpretationcapability in differentmorphoclimaticregions. LanscapeelementsIdentification by mapinterpretation.
Prerequisites
Basic Geography
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Further information
Frequency of lessonsishighlyrecommended, butnotmandatory; frequencyof atleast 2/3 of practice and lab isrequired
Type of Assessment
INTERMEDIATE TESTS AND ORAL EXAMINATION
Course program
Atmosphere. Thermal radiation and the overall budget. Greenhouseeffect and human impact. Winds and global atmosphericcirculation. Humidity and precipitation. Air masses and fronts. Climate regime. Modelingprocess: surfacealteration; modeling of gravitationalslopes, fluvialprocesses. Systems morfoclimate: equatorial, tropical, mesothermal, crionivale, glacial. Sphere, ellipsoid, geoid. Classification of papers. The geographicgrid and gridkilometer. Elevation of the terrainrepresentation.
The relief of the Earth. Erodibility and morfoselection, morphologyandstructuralmorfotectonic. The lithologyas a factor of morphogenesis; notes on karst. The hydrographic network and itsevolution. Morphologyassociated with tabular, omoclinal, folds and faultedstructures. Planationsurfaces.
Cartographicrepresentation of the geomorphologicallandforms and processes.
The relief of the Earth. Erodibility and morfoselection, morphologyandstructuralmorfotectonic. The lithologyas a factor of morphogenesis; notes on karst. The hydrographic network and itsevolution. Morphologyassociated with tabular, omoclinal, folds and faultedstructures. Planationsurfaces.
Cartographicrepresentation of the geomorphologicallandforms and processes.