Soil Geography

Level: Master Semestre: 3rd ECTS: 3 Working Hours:  - Contact: 36 - Self-study: 72 - Total: 108 Language of Instruction: English Lecturers:  Tatiana V. Raudina, Junior Researcher  ​

Objectives:  - Creation of a holistic view of the soil as a natural-historical body (structure, origin and development); - Study of physical and geographical concepts, models and laws that describe the "mechanisms" of soil cover differentiation; - Identification of the factors that control the formation of soil types and their location in the composition of soil cover in various natural zones of the Earth.   Learning Outcomes: - to master the subject and the main objectives of soil geography and, more broadly, the basis of soil science; - to provide an overview of the basic laws of geography, zonal patterns of distribution and organization of soil cover of the Earth; - to consider issues related to the genesis and evolution of soils characteristic of specific areas, as well as soil-geographical zoning; - to consider issues related to the characterization of the soil cover, based on the geography of soil-forming processes and information on the physico-geographical features of the regions.   Assessment Methods: - testing; - discussion at seminars; - practical works, presentations; - final writing assignment.