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290090 VO Geological Fundamentals in Physical Geography (2017W)
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Language: German
Examination dates
Friday
12.01.2018
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Thursday
08.03.2018
16:00 - 18:00
Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Monday
04.06.2018
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Thursday
12.10.
16:45 - 19:45
Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
Friday
13.10.
08:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Thursday
16.11.
16:45 - 19:45
Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
Friday
17.11.
08:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Thursday
14.12.
16:45 - 19:45
Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
Friday
15.12.
08:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Thursday
11.01.
16:45 - 19:45
Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
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Aims, contents and method of the course
7 blocks: I. Megarelief (mountain ranges, as f.i. the Andenes or the Tien Shan of Kirgyzstan), II. Macrorelief (as f. i. the style of the Eastern Alps), III. Sediments (material and deposition in the Eastern Alps and in the Basin of Vienna), IV. Clastic Sedimentology (reworking and transportation, as f. i. along the Kali Gandaki river in the Himalayas, V. Glacial Sediments (as f. i. in the Traun-valley and in the Himalayas), VI. Karst (as f.i. in the Dachstein-massive), VII. massmovements (examples from all over the world with emphasize on Kirgyzstan), VIII. Lecture along a geological walk through the Inner City of Vienna! Parts of this lecture also give an intruductions to the excursions "Geomorphology of the Salzkammergut Region" and "Geomorphology and human activity in Kirgyzstan" in the following Semester.
Assessment and permitted materials
Catalogue of app. 100 exam-questions, written examination!
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students should comprehend the most important content of geology, such as petrology, paleontology, mineralogy and natural resources, to logically use it for answering questions in (physical) geography!
Examination topics
Lecture with ppt-presentation, examples for exercise and of applied geological work, tools (f.i. gological compass), illustrative material (such as rocks, minerals, fossiles etc.), ending with a geological walk through the Inner City of Vienna!
Reading list
Lecture slides and additional publications concerning special topics will be provided on the e-larning platform.
Association in the course directory
(B11-8.1) (MG-S1-NPI, Block B) (MG-W1-NPI, Block B) (L2-a-zLV)
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