Introduction to geography - JTB005
Title: Úvod do geografie
Guaranteed by: Department of North American Studies (23-KAS)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2022
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 5
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: 120 / unknown (170)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Additional information: http://instituty.fsv.cuni.cz/~kozak/
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: PhDr. Pavel Szobi, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): PhDr. Pavel Szobi, Ph.D.
Class: Courses for LLEP
Is incompatible with: JTB044
Is pre-requisite for: JTB030, JTB031, JTB016, JTB017, JTB021, JTB019, JTB020, JTB026, JTB027, JTB028, JTB029, JTB018
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download abulof_small_peoples.pdf Uriel Abulof: ‘‘Small Peoples’’The Existential Uncertainty of Ethnonational Communities, International Studies Quarterly (2009) 53, 227–248 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download barnett-new-map.pdf Thomas P.M. Barnett: The Pentagon?s New Map, Esquire, 2003 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download billon-resource.pdf Philippe Le Billon: The Geopolitical economy of 'resource wars', Geopolitics, Volume 9, Number 1, March 2004 , pp. 1-28(28). PhDr. Pavel Szobi, Ph.D.
download bradshaw_missing_page19.pdf Bradshaw - chybějící stránka, Michael Bradshaw: World Regional Geography, McGraw-Hill, 2000 2-1 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download bradshaw_regional_ch1_1.PDF Michael Bradshaw: World Regional Geography, McGraw-Hill, 2000 1-1 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download bradshaw_regional_ch1_2.pdf Michael Bradshaw: World Regional Geography, McGraw-Hill, 2000 1-2 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download bradshaw_regional_ch2_1.pdf Michael Bradshaw: World Regional Geography, McGraw-Hill, 2000 2-1 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download bradshaw_regional_ch2_2.PDF Michael Bradshaw: World Regional Geography, McGraw-Hill, 2000 2-2 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Bradshaw_2.pdf Michael Bradshaw: World Regional Geography, McGraw-Hill, 2000_novy_sken_Kapitola_2 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download deBlij.pdf Harm deBlij: Geography Matters, Oxford University Press, 2005, kapitola I: Why Geography Matters, kapitola II: European Superpower PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download deBlij-russia.pdf Harm deBlij: Geography Matters, Oxford University Press, 2005, kapitola Russia: Trouble on the Eastern Front PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download dezzani_world_cities.docx Raymond J. Dezzani and Christopher Chase-Dunn, The Geography of World Cities, The International Studies Encyclopedia, Edited by: Robert A. Denemark, eISBN: 9781444336597, 2010 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download dijkink-geopolitics-religion.pdf Gertjan Dijkink: When Geopolitics and Religion Fuse: A Historical Perspective, Geopolitics, Volume 11, Number 2 / Summer 2006, Pages: 192 – 208 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download flint_world_systems.docx Colin Flint, Geographic Perspectives on World-Systems Theory, The International Studies Encyclopedia, Edited by: Robert A. Denemark, eISBN: 9781444336597, Print publication date: 2010 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Geografie_pojmy_test.doc Geografie_pojmy_testy PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download geografie12-5.ppt Prezentace_5 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download geografie13_4_stredni_vychod.ppt Prezentace_2013_4 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download geografie18_5_Indie_Cina_JV_Asie.ppt Prezentace_Indie_Cina_JV_Asie PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download geografie18_6_USA_Australie.ppt Prezentace_Australie_Severni_Amerika PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download geografie18_7_latinska_amerika.ppt Prezentace_Latinska_Amerika PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download geografie18-8-Afrika.ppt Prezentace_Internet_Afrika PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download geografie(2018)_2_zobrazeni_zapadni_jizni_evropa_balkan.ppt geografie(2018)_2_zobrazeni_zapadni_jizni_evropa_balkan.ppt PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download geografie(2018)_3_osvicenstvi_vychod_evropy_rusko.ppt geografie(2018)_3_osvicenstvi_vychod_evropy_rusko.ppt PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Geopolitics_A_Very_Short_Introduction_1_It_s_smart_to_be_geopolitical_.pdf Dodds, Klaus Geopolitics : A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, UK, Oxford, GBR, 2007 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Glassner_1.pdf Martin Ira Glassner: Political Geography. Perceptions of the World. New York, Wiley Publishers, 2000. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Glassner_2.pdf Martin Ira Glassner: Political Geography. Chapter: Geopolitics. New York, Wiley Publishers, 2000. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Glassner_3A.pdf Martin Ira Glassner: Political Geography. Chapter: The Politics of Ecology, Energy and Land Use. New York, Wiley Publishers, 2000. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download hausmann_Foreign Policy_prisoners_geography.pdf Ricardo Hausmann, Prisoners of Geography, Foreign Policy Jan, 2001. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Hiltermann_Twilight of the Kurds.docx Hiltemann, Joost a Fantappie, Maria, Twilight of the Kurds, Foreign Policy, Jan2018. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download ianmorris_why the west rules the world for now_intro.pdf Ian Morris: Why the West Rules - For Now. Profile Books, 2011. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download ignatieff.pdf Michael Ignatieff: The American Empire: The Burden, The New York Times, 2003 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download iseri_US_strategy_heartland.pdf İşeri, Emre(2009) 'The US Grand Strategy and the Eurasian Heartland in the Twenty-First Century', Geopolitics, 14: 1, 26 — 46. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download ISIS Is Not a Terrorist Group.docx Kurt Cronin: ISIS Is Not a Terrorist Group, Foreign Affairs, March 2015. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download JMB119_uvod do geografie_manual_final.doc Manual_uvod_do_geografie PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Kaplan Revenge of Geography.pdf Robert D. Kaplan: Revenge of Geography, Foreign Policy, 2009. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download kozak_opora_geografie.doc Opora pro uvod do geografie PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download lieven-right-wrong.pdf Anatol Lieven: America, Right or Wrong (excerpt from a book) PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Maps_and_Politics_1_Cartography_as_Power.pdf Black, Jeremy, Maps and Politics, Reaktion Books, London, GBR, 2000 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download mayborne_geopolitics_east_asia.pdf William Mayborne: The Pivot to Asia: The Persistent Logics of Geopolitics and the Rise of China. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Volume 15, Issue 4, 2014. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download McCormick_Highway_through_hell.docx McCormick, Ty. Highway Through Hell, Foreign Policy. Sep/Oct2017, Issue 226, p34-43. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download mearsheimer_ukraine_debate.docx John Mearsheimer: Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West's Fault. Foreign Affairs, 00157120, Sep/Oct2014 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Popular_Culture_and_Geopolitics_Conclusion.pdf Dittmer, Jason, Popular Culture and Geopolitics : Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA, 2010, Conclusion PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Popular_Culture_and_Geopolitics_Popular_Culture_Geopolitics_and_Identity_Introduction.pdf Dittmer, Jason, Popular Culture and Geopolitics : Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA, 2010, Introduction PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download said-ignorance.pdf Edward Said: The Clash of Ignorance, The Nation, 2001 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download scott-india-china.pdf Scott, David. "The Great Power ‘Great Game’ between India and China: ‘The Logic of Geography’" Geopolitics 13.1 (2008). PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Tucker_The New Power Map.docx Aviezer Tucker, The New Power Map.World Politics After the Boom in Unconventional Energy, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DECEMBER 19, 2012 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download warf_Revitalizing_Electoral_Geography_144_to_202.pdf Warf, Barney. Revitalizing Electoral Geography, Ashgate Publishing Group, 2011. Chapter 8: Class, Ethnicity, Place in 2008 Presidential election. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download WEF_Volker_Perthes_GAC_GeopoliticalRisk_WhatsNext_Vol2_Book_2013.pdf Volker Perthes: The Dynamics Of Disorder: Power Shifts And Geopolitics In The Middle East, GAC, What´s Next, World Economic Forum, 2013. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
Annotation -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. (30.05.2019)
The course Introduction to geography II. has two principle objectives - first, to introduce general theoretical approaches regarding the relationship between territoriality and political, social and historical developments. Second, to apply these concepts in specific locations and highlight the spatial aspects of political and social controversies.
Aim of the course -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. (30.05.2019)

The course Introduction to geography II. has two principle objectives - first, to introduce general theoretical approaches regarding the relationship between territoriality and political, social and historical developments. Second, to apply these concepts in specific locations and highlight the spatial aspects of political and social controversies.

Course completion requirements - Czech
Last update: Bc. Sára Lochmanová (05.02.2024)

Hodnocení studentů je založeno na škále písmen A-F, která vychází z Opatření děkanky číslo 20/2019 (https://fsv.cuni.cz/opatreni-dekanky-c-20/2019)

  • 91% a více        => A
  • 81-90%             => B
  • 71-80%             => C
  • 61-70%             => D
  • 51-60%             => E
  • 0-50%               => F

Více viz. SMĚRNICE S_SO_002: Organizace zkouškových termínů, kontrol studia a užívání klasifikace A–F na FSV UK.

Literature -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. (30.05.2019)

The Times concise atlas of the world [kartografický dokument] London : Times Books, 2001 1 atlas (384 s.) : barev., [000212921] Signatura: H (přísně prezenčně)

Political geography / Martin Ira Glassner New York : Wiley, c1996 xii, 716 s. : il., mp. ; 26 cm., [000204495], PL-5127

World regional geography : the new global order / Michael Bradshaw Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2000, XVII, 622 s. : fot., mp., [000216665], DM-236

Environmental geography : science, land use, and earth systems / William M. Marsh, John Grossa, Jr., New York : Wiley, c2005, 455 s. : il., mapy ; 29 cm, [000393196], EK-2006

An historical geography of Europe / edited by R.A. Butlin and R.A. Dodgshon Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1998, xvi, 373 s. : il., mp. ; 26 cm., [000195014], DM-276

Physical geography of the global environment / H.J. de Blij, Peter O. Muller New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1993, 576 s. : il., mp., graf., fotogr., [000204106] EK-1183

Státy a území světa / Vladimír Liščák, Pavel Fojtík Praha : Libri, 1996, 935 s., 8 s. bar. příl., [000211216], H - přísně prezenčně

Mezinárodní perspektivy politických regionů / Bořek Hnízdo Praha : ISE, 1995, 121 s., [000200398], PL 350

Národnostní menšiny v Evropě : encyklopedická příručka / Leoš Šatava Praha : Železný, 1994, 385 s. : mapy + [1] mapa. [000201384], DM 40

Teaching methods -
Last update: PhDr. Pavel Szobi, Ph.D. (13.02.2023)

in-person lecture 

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. (30.05.2019)

Midterm test and final written exam composed of multiple choice questions, orientation in blank maps and of questions related to compulsory reading.

Syllabus -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. (30.05.2019)

Historical geography I., world in 1492, 1648, 1803, 1914

India

Historical geography II: world in 1925, 1942, 1988

China

Historical geography III: colonialism and its aftermath

Japan Korea

Political geography I.: Current international organizations and military alliances, NATO, EU, OSCE, NAFTA, FTAA, ASEAN

Southeast Asia

Political geography II: Types of states, administrative divisions, electoral districts

Australia, New Zealand

Economic geography I: distribution of wealth, natural resources

USA and Canada - Eastern part

Economic geography II: main trade routes, communication lines

USA and Canada - Western part

Economic geography III: energy resources, oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy

Mexico, Central America, Caribbean

Economic geography IV: multinational corporations, international financial flows

Spanish Latin America

Environmental aspects of geography I: climate change, deforestation, human impact on the planet

Brazil

Environmental aspects of geography II: food production, impact of agriculture, fertilizers

Muslim Africa

Gender aspects of geography, education, employment

Subsaharan Africa

Postmodern perspectives on geography, death of geography?

Entry requirements -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. (30.05.2019)

depending on the study program