Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
van Wesemael Bas;
Language
French
Prerequisites
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
Prerequisites:
The course uses the following material:
The main lines of atmospheric circulation
The endogeneous processes
The different types of rocks
Elementary notion of exogeneous processes: alteration, hydrological cycle, terrain slides,
erosion, soils and ecosystems.
Lectures: (8 X 2hrs)
1: introduction (preparation time: 2hrs)
2: Slope processes and its materials (preparation time: 3hrs)
3: Weathering (preparation time: 3hrs)
4: The relation between morphology, soils and surfaces (preparation time: 3hrs)
5: Water erosion (preparation time: 3hrs)
6: Land slides (preparation time: 3 hrs)
7: Slope development as a result of denudation (preparation time: 3hrs)
8: Questions and answers (preparation time: 2hrs)
Practical work:
The sessions are organised in 8 sessions of 3 hours; a day of field work in one group of students under the supervision of an assistant.
PW1/2: Geomorphological analysis from topographic maps
PW3: Use of digital terrain models (DTM) in geomorphology
PW4: Field preparation
PW5: Field work
PW6: Analysis of field data
PW7&8: Geomorphological analysis from aerial photos
Personnal work
Literature review (16 hrs)
Field analysis report (20 hrs)
With supervision, the possibility of consultations (during the weeks before the deadline dates).
Notions acquired:
Bibliographic research
Capacity to analyise the results of sampling and to describe them clearly in a report.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | Knowledge: To understand the interaction between morphology, the materials and the exogeneous processes on slopes. Skills: To acquire experience in field work, sampling, sample analysis (A level). To acquire experience in interpretation of material expression and the processes in the scenery morphology from maps and aerial pictures (B level). To be capable of analyzing and interpreting the results of a field campaign. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Teaching materials
- matériel sur moodle
Faculty or entity
GEOG
