Geography of Europe

Code:

GEOGR023

Acronym:

GEOEUR

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
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
GEOGR	73	GEOGR - Study Plan	2	-	6	4	4
LA	73	LA - Study Plan	2	-	6	4	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Understanding Europe, in general terms, from the point of geological, geomorphological and climatic terms. Vegetation and soils: distribution and relationship with climate.

Describe the major regions that form Europe at the different levels under consideration. Systematise the regions that form the European space according to similarities and contrasts. 

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowing the physical conditions in which unfold the activities of Europeans.
Interpret the structural level (“longue-durée”) of organisation of the European space.

Working method

Presencial

Program

EUROPE: A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE

1 - Physical geography: geology, geomorphology and climate. Vegetation and soils, hydrology. Climatic variations during the Quaternary period.
2. Human geography and cultural landscapes. 3. Socio-economic patterns and territorial dynamics 4. Regional profiles. 5. International relations.

Mandatory literature

The Treaty on European Union, 1992
Antony Alcock; A short History of Europe, Palgrave, 2002. ISBN: 0 333 99407 8
Arendt, H.; The Origins of Totalitarianism., Harcourt, Brace & World., 1986
Bloom, H.; The Western Canon, Macmillan, 1994
Braudel, Fernand, 1902-1985 340; La^méditerranée. ISBN: 2-08-081167-3
Davies, N.; Europe, Oxford University Press, 1996
Lucien Febvre; A Europa: a génese de uma civilização, Editorial Teorema, 1999. ISBN: 972 695 476 2
Gombrich, E.; The Story of Art, Phaidon, 1952
Heffernan, Mike; The Meaning of Europe, Hodden Arnold, 1998. ISBN: 978-0340580189
McDonald, J.; The European Scene: A Geographic Perspective, Prentice Hall, 1997
Ribeiro, Orlando, 1911-1997; Mediterrâneo
Clifford Embleton, Editor; Geomorphology of Europe, The Macmillan Press, Ltd., 1984. ISBN: 3-527-26031-5 (The book is out of print. The teacher of this subject has a copy.)
Strahler, Alan; Physical geography. ISBN: 0-471-23800-7
Goudie, Andrew; The^nature of the environment. ISBN: 0-631-20069-X

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes.

Software

Adobe reader (projecção slide-show)

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of estimated classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted average of three evaluation moments.
The test corresponding to point 1 (natural environment) will be held in the Faculty at the end of this matter and in the Moodle platform.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Não se aplica.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The test corresponding to point 1 (natural environment) will be held in the Faculty; at the end of the matter and in the Moodle platform. 

Working students, union leaders and students in a similar situation must also submit a project prepared gradually over the year, subject to continuous assessment, with dates, times and types of tutorials agreed for each case.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations for the 1st cycle.