acquisition of the knowledge on Earth system functioning and on the interactions between its different components (lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere); develop skills for understanding the earth's physical phenomena, their origins and the reasons for their geographical distribution
teacher profile teaching materials
Attending students:
- lesson notes and supplementary learning material that will be provided during the course.
Non-Attending Students:
-E. Lupia Palmieri, M. Parotto, Il Globo terrestre e la sua evoluzione,Edizione blu-Seconda edizione,testo unico, Milano, Zanichelli,2019 (ISBN: 978-88-08-32899-1). NB: Chapter-wise topics that are deleted: “L’Universo e il Sistema solare”(cap.1); “Storia della Terra” (cap. 11) e l’ “Appendice”.
From the chapter dedicated to "“La Terra e la Luna” (cap. 2), are TO BE DONE ONLY the paragraphs on: "“La forma e dimensioni della Terra", “Le coordinate geografiche”; “Le raffigurazioni della superficie terrestre”; "Il moto di rotazione terrestre”; “Il moto di rivoluzione terrestre e le stagioni”.
The following chapters are to be done in its entirety: L’atmosfera e il clima (cap. 3); L’ambiente marino (cap.4); I ghiacciai e le acque continentali (cap.5); La crosta terrestre: minerali e rocce (cap. 6); La giacitura e le deformazioni delle rocce (cap.7); I fenomeni vulcanici (cap. 8); I fenomeni sismici (cap. 9); La Tettonica delle placche: un modello globale (cap. 10).
Fruizione: 20702393-1 GEOGRAFIA I in Storia, territorio e società globale L-42 MASETTI CARLA
Programme
The first module (6 cfu) will provide an introduction to the knowledge of those physical environmental characteristics of our planet that constitute the natural component of the landscape. Top topics to be covered during the I Module: Basic Concepts of Astronomical Geography; The planet Earth; The representation of the Earth's surface; The lithosphere: minerals and rocks; Stratigraphy and Tectonics; Volcanic phenomena; Seismic phenomena; The Plaque Tettonica and the Evolution of the Earth; Marine hydrography; Continental hydrography; The terrestrial atmosphere; Elements and factors of the climate; Modeling the Earth's surface.Core Documentation
GEOGRAPHY I module (6 cfu)Attending students:
- lesson notes and supplementary learning material that will be provided during the course.
Non-Attending Students:
-E. Lupia Palmieri, M. Parotto, Il Globo terrestre e la sua evoluzione,Edizione blu-Seconda edizione,testo unico, Milano, Zanichelli,2019 (ISBN: 978-88-08-32899-1). NB: Chapter-wise topics that are deleted: “L’Universo e il Sistema solare”(cap.1); “Storia della Terra” (cap. 11) e l’ “Appendice”.
From the chapter dedicated to "“La Terra e la Luna” (cap. 2), are TO BE DONE ONLY the paragraphs on: "“La forma e dimensioni della Terra", “Le coordinate geografiche”; “Le raffigurazioni della superficie terrestre”; "Il moto di rotazione terrestre”; “Il moto di rivoluzione terrestre e le stagioni”.
The following chapters are to be done in its entirety: L’atmosfera e il clima (cap. 3); L’ambiente marino (cap.4); I ghiacciai e le acque continentali (cap.5); La crosta terrestre: minerali e rocce (cap. 6); La giacitura e le deformazioni delle rocce (cap.7); I fenomeni vulcanici (cap. 8); I fenomeni sismici (cap. 9); La Tettonica delle placche: un modello globale (cap. 10).
Type of delivery of the course
The lessons in presence, which total 36 hours (6 CFU) for each part, will be held in classrooms and accompanied by image projections.Attendance
The lessons are structured in such a way as to offer a moment of confrontation and continuous participation.Type of evaluation
I module: The examination will take place orally or in writing (in this second case: with open answer questions or multiple choice) and will consist on the evaluation of the knowledge of the course content (course notes) or of the texts proposed