Japanese

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BH203002	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	自然地理学概論
Subject Name （Katakana）	シゼンチリガクガイロン
Subject Name in English	Introduction to Physical Geography
Instructor	GOTOU HIDEAKI
Instructor (Katakana)	ゴトウ　ヒデアキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Fri5-8：LET B204
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Lecture-focused
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	12 : Geography
Eligible Students
Keywords	natural geography, natural environment, topography, historical topographical development, disaster avoidance, tsunamis, earthquakes
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Geography, Archaeology, and Cultural Heritage （Knowledge and Understanding） ・Basic knowledge of Geography, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Landform, which is the essential element of naturem, is changing when it is seen from historical perspectives.  Topographic change, one of the environmental changes, occurs suddenly. This sort of change is often considered as a disaster. In this lecture, consider unique features of landforms found in Japan, introducing natural disaters. Also, observe disaster prevention systems created by people
Class Schedule	第01回　topography and natural disasters, scales of topography and topographic changes Lesson 02 　topography of volcanos and Japanese volcanos Lesson 03 　Geomorphic development of volcanos Lesson 04 　Volcanic disaster and hazard maps Lesson 05 　Earthquake and dislocation Lesson 06 　Fault Topography and active faults in Japan Lesson 07 　Prediction of earthquake and Lesson 08 　Disaster caused by earthquake and topography Lesson 09 　Inter plate earthquake and uplifted coastal area Lesson 10 　Environmental change in the Quaternary period development of coastal terrace Lesson 11 　Unique features of tsunami and disaster casused by tsunami in the past Lesson 12 　 Formation of mountains by internal influencーFeatures of the terrain and the Geology of the Japanese archipelagoー Lesson 13 Formation of mountain folds by erosion and slope disaster Lesson 14  Depositional landform in Japanese plains Lesson 15 　Microtopography in plains and floods
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Class summary and chart will be distributed. The references will be introduced in the class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	Projector, whiteboard，3D glasses（provided in the first lecture）
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Through quizes, review what you have learned through classes
Requirements	Particpation in sports events, teaching practice, intensive classes, and other classes  is considered as absence. Hiroshima University regulates that80 % attendace rate as a requirement fpr credit. (Students who miss more than four classes will fail to pass)
Grading Method	Small tests（Tiwce/ 20 points each） and the final examination( 60points）
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	We hope that students willl deep their understanding of this field of study by using images of three-dimentional landforms and terrain maps, as well as conduct physical geographical experiments. Through this class, we hope that students will consider disaster prevention.
Other
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