Physical Geography of Portugal

Code:

GEOGR034

Acronym:

GFIPOR

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=3411
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	3	Study plan since 2008/2009	2	-	6	4
			3
FCGFP	0	Course Programme	1	-	6	4
GEOGR	146	Study Plan - Geo. Minor in History (2008-2011)	2	-	6	4
		Study Plan (2008/2009 - 2011/2012)	2	-	6	4
HISTO	4	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	2	-	6	4
			3

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.
8. Atmospheric circulation and Iberian Peninsula climate. Some general ideas on portuguese climate
9. General characteristics of portuguese rivers. Some hydrological problems concerning Portuguese rivers

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 2010.
Departure FLUP: 8.00.

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


Arrival: 20.00.

Software

Google Earth
Plataforma Moodle de e-learning
Adobe Acrobat

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Exame	10,00
	Trabalho laboratorial	12,00
	Exame	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	82
	Total:	82,00

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

14 (in 20) for development questions. 6 (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