Code: | GEOGR034 | Acronym: | GFIPOR |
Active? | Yes |
Web Page: | http://web.letras.up.pt/asaraujo/geofis/geofis.html |
Responsible unit: | Department of Geography |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Geography |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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GEOGR | 128 | GEOGR - Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | |
HISTO | 7 | HISTO - Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | |
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Successful students will acquire knowledge on: - Portuguese climate, hydrology, geology and geomorphology; - the structural regions of Portugal: geomorphology and landscapes.
Knowledge of the country. Understanding Geology/Geomorphology relationship. Understanding of landscapes on geomorphologic point of view.
To use different kinds of documents (geologic maps, Google earth images)
It is necessary to have a previous knowledge og Geologiy, Climatologuy and Geomorphology in order to establish the relationship between several physical data in a national context.
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
E-learning. Students are expected to prepare the subjects conveyed in class in advance in order to participate more actively in theoretical-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 2014. Departure FLUP: 8.00, Arrival about 20:00 The field trip is included in students obligations in order to be successful.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 100,00 |
Participação presencial | 0,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial | 0,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 90,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 62,00 |
Trabalho de campo | 10,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
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. If they are not successful they are not allowed to realize their examination in January 2014, but only in February 2015.
Final mark of a moodle test that will took place at FLUP, during examination time.
They must be successful in Moodle mini-tests made up during the academic semester
The repetition of the whole examination