LANDSCAPE TYPES Výukový materiál EK 01 — 32

LANDSCAPE TYPES Výukový materiál EK 01 - 32 Tvůrce: Mgr. Alena Výborná Tvůrce anglické verze: Th. Mgr. Ing. Jiří Foller Projekt: S anglickým jazykem do dalších předmětů Registrační číslo: CZ. 1. 07/1. 1. 36/03. 0005 Tento projekt je spolufinancován ESF a SR ČR

LANDSCAPE TYPES • the area of the Czech Republic can be divided into several landscape types • there are various points of view • soil quality • tourism • climate

LANDSCAPE TYPES • • • 1. BY THE SOIL AND RELIEF: lowlands highlands mountains foothills

LANDSCAPE TYPES • • LOWLANDS: flat and warm the most fertile soils (black soil) they usually have a lot of art sightseeing disrupted by the house-building a large influence of humans the Elbe lowlands, Moravian ravines, South Bohemian basins

LANDSCAPE TYPES • HIGHLANDS: • in our country prevailing (Šumava region, the area of the Giant mountains, Žďár region) • relatively fertile soil • moister and colder than lowlands • three layers as for the height: ▫ lower layer– fertile valleys (human residences) ▫ middle layer – foothills (pastures, forest) ▫ upper layer – production spruce forest

LANDSCAPE TYPES • • • MONTAINS AND FOOTHILLS: colder and wetter poorer soils pasturage natural character

LANDSCAPE TYPES • 2. ACCORDING TO KEEPING CHARACTER OF THE LANDSCAPE: HARMONIC LANDSCAPE: • well preserved • a lot of natural elements • DISTURBED LANDSCAPE : • polluted • unsuitably built up with industry

LANDSCAPE TYPES • 3. ARTIFICIAL LANDSCAPE: • • CLASSICAL LANDSCAPE: human and natural activity are balanced slightly agricultural landscapes Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, foothills of the Alps

LANDSCAPE TYPES • • • ROMANTIC LANDSCAPE: rocky wild the nature prevails the Elbe sandstones, the Alps, High Tatras

LANDSCAPE TYPES • • COSMIC LANDSCAPE: flat forest-free human settlements are far, it seems to be impressive and magnificent • The Palava hills, deserts

Review: • 1. What landscape types are there according to the relief? • 2. Define highlands. • 3. South Bohemian basin belongs to…………… • 4. Define the difference between harmonic and disturbed landscape. • 5. How are artificial landscapes divided?

Sources: • MATĚJKA, Dobroslav, Radek MIKULÁŠ, Václav ZIEGLER a Václav CÍLEK. Přírodopis. 1. vyd. Praha: Scientia, 2000. ISBN 80 -718 -3204 -9