Programma

Introduction to Physical Geography; the composition, the subdivision of the atmosphere; the radiative balance of the Sun / Earth / atmosphere system; the air temperature; atmospheric pressure and winds; the general circulation of the atmosphere; air humidity and precipitation; atmospheric pertubation; meteorological weather and climate; the classification of climates and their distribution; the climate in Italy; climatic variations over time; the hydrological cycle; the sea; the physical-chemical characteristics of seawater; the movements of the sea (waves, currents, tides); Introduction to climate change; general introduction on maps and their construction; the scale of the map; the shape of the Earth (ellipsoid and geoid); the geographical reference system; the concept of latitude and longitude; geographic projections; hints of triangulation; the UTM system; cartographic symbology; reading and interpretation of topographic maps; Italian cartographic production; practical exercises on topographic maps at different scales of detail concerning: the calculation of the geographical and metric coordinates (UTM and Gauss-Boaga), the construction of the topographic profile, the delimitation of the river basin, the calculation of the percentage and angular slope, the altitude of a point, the planimetric and real distances and the magnetic declination for a correct orientation of the map.

A exam simulation will be conducted during the last lesson.

Testi Adottati

MCKNIGHT T.H. & HESS D.H., GEOGRAFIA FISICA. COMPRENDERE IL PAESAGGIO. PICCIN, PADOVA

LUPIA PALMIERI E. & PAROTTO M., IL GLOBO TERRESTRE E LA SUA EVOLUZIONE, ZANICHELLI, BOLOGNA

SAURO U., MENEGHEL M., BONDESAN A. & CASTIGLIONI B. – DALLA CARTA TOPOGRAFICA AL PAESAGGIO. ATLANTE RAGIONATO. – ZETABETA EDITRICE SRL, VICENZA

MORI A. – LE CARTE GEOGRAFICHE E LA LORO LETTURA E INTERPRETAZIONE. – LIBRERIA GOLIARDICA, PISA

Modalità Frequenza

To take the examination, students must attend at least 70% of the lectures and workshops. Attendance is recorded through regular roll-calls by the lecturer. Should students have problems attending some lectures, the teacher is always available to find a solution together.

Modalità Valutazione

Students will be able to take the examination through the following options: - an in itinere written test (exemption), at the end of this first module (PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND LABORATORY). The test will consist of a series of multiple-choice questions, a couple of open questions and cartographic exercises. The theoretical part (multiple choice questions + open questions) will have a weighting of 50% on the grade, the remaining 50% will depend on the performance of the cartographic exercises. To pass the test the student must have achieved a sufficiency for both parts. -a written examination at the end of the entire course. The examination topic will be the syllabus of both modules that define the course (PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND LABORATORY and INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY). The part relating to the Physical Geography module will again consist of a theoretical part with multiple choice and open questions and practical cartography exercises. A pass mark in both modules will be required to pass the examination.