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| GEOG0605-1 | Regional geography and geomorphology
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 4d FW |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, didactic approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, specialized approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation | | Premier quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Holder(s) : | François Petit |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The first part of the course considers the concept of rgion and the criteria of delimitation of the regions. Then, Belgium is resituated in his European context. One considers its regional diversity through the distribution of a series of parameters such as the density of the population, the types of rural occupancy, the components of the climate, the soils association, the land-use, to finally consider the agro-geographical regions in relation to the physical environment.
The second part of the course analyzes, in a more traditional way, the regions situated in the south part of Belgium. For each one of these regions, the extension and the limits are recalled, in relation to the geological structure, the lithology and the geomorphology. The hydrological (hydrographic network, water resources) and pedological aspects are developed in close relationship to the human facts, in particular the land-use and its evolution as well as the structure of the habitat.
.The first part of the course considers the concept of rgion and the criteria of delimitation of the regions. Then, Belgium is resituated in his European context. One considers its regional diversity through the distribution of a series of parameters such as the density of the population, the types of rural occupancy, the components of the climate, the soils association, the land-use, to finally consider the agro-geographical regions in relation to the physical environment.
The second part of the course analyzes, in a more traditional way, the regions situated in the south part of Belgium. For each one of these regions, the extension and the limits are recalled, in relation to the geological structure, the lithology and the geomorphology. The hydrological (hydrographic network, water resources) and pedological aspects are developed in close relationship to the human facts, in particular the land-use and its evolution as well as the structure of the habitat.
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| Course objective : | This course considers the fundamental concepts of the regional geography of Belgium : the situation of Belgium in the Northern European context ; basic physical factors are used as a criterion for the delimitation of the geographical regions; the human factors are surimposed to the natural regions (urban networks, density of population, industrial development); the different regions are analyzed by considering more particularly the relations between the principal components of the physical environment (geomorphology, hydrography, pedology, climatology) and the human elements (land-use, agricultural typology, structure of the habitat...). |
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| Prerequisites : | Course of Geomorphology and hydrography, course of Geology |
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| Workshops : | The four days of field works are held in Belgium and in the neighbouring areas. The regions are analyzed thanks to transects which emphasize the differences of land-use and habitats in relation to the physical environment and the human facts. |
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| Organization : | Introduction: Criteria of delimitation of the regions . Belgium in its European environment. The regional diversity of Belgium : density of the population , types of rural areas, components of the climate, the association of the soils , agro-geographical areas
Areas in the south of the Sambre-and-MeuseValley : Ardenne condrusienne, Entre-Vesdre-et-Meuse, Condroz , Fagne-Famenne, Ardenne, Lorraine |
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| Written notes : | Géographie régionale de la Belgique : 109 pages + dossier de lecture + documents cartographiques
Ouvrages de référence
- Géographie de la Belgique. J. Denis (Ed.), Crédit communal, Bruxelles, 1992, 622 p.
- Claval, P. 1995. Initiation à la géographie régionale, Nathan , 288 p
- Christians C. and Daels L. 1988. Belgium: a geographical introduction to its regional diversity and its human richness, Bulletin Société Géographique de Liège,24, 181 p. |
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| Assessment : | theoretical course: oral examination
Field work written examination |
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| Contacts : | François PETIT
Département de Géographie
Allée du 6 août, 2, Bât. B11, Sart Tilman - 4000 LIEGE
Tél : 04 - 366 5268 - E-Mail: Francois.Petit@ulg.ac.be |
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