Physical Geography of Portugal

Code:

GEOGR034

Acronym:

GFIPOR

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=934
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Geography

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ARQU	4	Study plan since 2008/2009	2	-	6	4
			3
GEOGR	130	Study Plan - Geo. Minor in History (2008-2011)	2	-	6	4
		Study Plan (2008/2009 - 2011/2012)	2	-	6	4
HISTO	1	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	3	-	6	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Successful students will acquire knowledge on:
- Portuguese climate, hydrology, geology and geomorphology;
- the structural regions of Portugal: geomorphology and landscapes.

Program

1. General characterization of the country: the need to integrate Portugal into the Iberian Peninsula
2. Integration of Portugal into the European and Peninsular geological framework
3. Structural regions of Portugal: characteristic relief features
4. Ante-Mesozoic evolution of the Portuguese territory: Geology and Hesperic Massif landscapes
5. The Epi-hercynian covering – Mesozoic evolution. Geology and Meso-Cainozoic bordelands landscapes
6. The Epi-hercynian covering - geomorphologic evolution at the end of the Mesozoic and during the Cenozoic. The Meseta surface and the Alpine orogeny
7. Some aspects of geomorphologic evolution during the Quaternary: climate and sea level changes.

Mandatory literature

ARAÚJO, M. A. ; Evolução geomorfológica da plataforma litoral da região do Porto , FLUP; edição da autora, 1991
ASSOCIAÇÃO PORTUGUESA PARA O ESTUDO DO QUATERNÁRIO (APEQ; O Quaternário em Portugal - balanço e perspectivas, Colibri, Lisboa, 1993
CABRAL, J. M. L. C ; Neotectónica em Portugal Continental, Instituto Geológico e Mineiro, memória nº 31, 1995
CUNHA, L.; As Serras Calcárias de Condeixa-Sicó-Alvaiázere - Estudo de Geomorfologia, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Científica, 1990
DAVEAU, S. ; Portugal Geográfico, João Sá da Costa, 1995
FERREIRA, A. B.; Planaltos e montanhas do Norte da Beira, CEG, 1978
MARTINS, A. F. ; Maciço Calcário Estremenho - contribuição para um estudo de Geografia Física, Autor, Coimbra, 1949
MEDEIROS, C. A. ; Geografia de Portugal - o ambiente físico, Círculo de leitores, 2005
PEREIRA, A. R. ; A Plataforma Litoral do Alentejo e Algarve Ocidental , Autora, FLUC, 1990
PROENÇA CUNHA, P. M. R. R. ; Estratigrafia e Sedimentologia dos Depósitos do Cretácico Superior e do Terciário de Portugal Central, a Leste de Coimbra, Autor, FCUC, 1992
REBELO, F. ; Serras de Valongo - estudo de Geomorfologia, Universidade de Coimbra, Biblos, 1975
RIBEIRO, A. et al ; Introduction à la Géologie générale du Portugal, Serviços Geol. Portugal, 1979
RIBEIRO, O., LAUTENSACH, H., DAVEAU, S. ; Geografia de Portugal. I. A posição geográfica e o território, Sá da Costa, 1987

Teaching methods and learning activities

E-learning.
Students are expected to prepare the subjects conveyed in class in advance in order to participate more actively in theoretical and practical classes. There will be a mini-test using Moodle at the end of each subject. This test is designed for self-assessment and for students exempted from classes.

A field trip will take place in October 2009.
Departure FLUP: 8.00.

Route: FLUP-Formiga route-Alto da Serra-Espiúnca- Canelas geological museum - Arouca (Lunch)- Freita mountain: Mizarela-Castanheira-Porto (FLUP)


Arrival: 20.00.

Software

Plataforma Moodle de e-learning
Adobe Acrobat
Google Earth

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Trabalho laboratorial	8,00		2009-10-31
	Exame	10,00		2009-12-19
	Exame	3,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	87	2009-12-31
	Total:	87,00

Eligibility for exams

Genneraly 75% of class attendance. Students that are not obliged to this attendance must have at least 9,5 in average at moodle mini-tests

Calculation formula of final grade

15 (in 20) for development questions. 5 (in20) for a moodle test that will took place at FLUP, during examination time

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

They must be successful in Moodle mini-tests, made up during the academic semester

Classification improvement

The repetition of the whole examination