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Physical Geography of the Continents and History of Geographical Discoveries

Course code

MLG6006.LT

old course code

MLG6006

Course title in Estonian

Maailma loodusgeograafia ja geograafiliste avastuste ajalugu

Course title in English

Physical Geography of the Continents and History of Geographical Discoveries

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Aim of which is to give an overview physical condition of Continents (relationship between different components of landscape and relationship between people and nature in different bioms).

Brief description of the course

Physical Conditions of Continents (location, relief connected with geological structure and development, climate, water, soil, natural zones). Relationships between people and nature on different continents. The development of geographical global vision of the Europeans.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledges about overall natural nomothetic and process in different continents;
- knows world geographical map.

Teacher

Lektor Tiina Naissoo MA

Prerequisite course 1

Basics of General Geography (MLG6001.LT)

Study programmes containing that course