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Semester 2

Physical Geography (GEGR08010)

Subject

Geography

College

SCE

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

1

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Course Summary

The course provides a foundation for the understanding of fundamental concepts and current ideas in physical geography. The course begins by considering in broad terms the development of physical geography and the key concepts and phenomena of change and evolution, cycles, fluxes and events, the environment as resource and hazard, and the human impact on the environment. The remainder of the course explores these themes in more detail in the context of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, pedosphere and biosphere. The course emphasizes the importance of spatial variation, and temporal and spatial scales, and interactions between human society and the biophysical environment.

Course Description

The course will be structured around a series of lectures that provide a grounding in fundamental concepts associated with physical geography. A series of tutorials enable groups of students to discuss key topics in depth with their tutor and receive feedback on tutorial assignments. Practicals provide the opportunity to learn technical skills that deepen understanding of particular concepts and approaches. All of the key concepts, ideas and information gleaned from lectures, tutorials and practicals need to be followed up by careful study of listed key readings and a selection of the wider readings. A course handbook provides a detailed summary of the course structure.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 60%, Coursework 40%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Assessment Information

Multiple Choice Exam: 60%, Course Work: 40 %,The assessment is in two parts: a 1500 word (max) degree essay and a multiple choice exam. The degree essay has a choice of titles, and details on the preparation and submission of the course essay are given at the start of the course. The exam consists entirely of multiple choice questions that will assess your understanding of the material across the whole of the course content; this includes material covered in the tutorials and practicals, as well as in the lectures and the relevant associated reading. There will be 50 questions in the exam with a choice from five options for each question. Each correct answer will gain two marks; there will be no marks deducted for incorrect answers.Assessment deadlines:The course essay will be due in Week 9 of Semester 2

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