Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC240702 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 地理学概説II
Subject Name
(Katakana)
チリガクガイセツII
Subject Name in
English
Introduction to Geography II
Instructor KUMAHARA YASUHIRO
Instructor
(Katakana)
クマハラ ヤスヒロ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds1-4:EDU K102
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Online (on-demand)
lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 12 : Geography
Eligible Students
Keywords physical geography, geomorphology, cartography 
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)
Program in Social Studies Education
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・To have basic understanding concerning the educational contents of social geology and history taught in secondary education.
(Abilities and Skills)
・To be able to collect, understand, analyze, and evaluate data and materials about studies related to social science. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
1. understand physical geography
2. understand geomorphology
3. understand cartography 
Class Schedule 1 Guidance
2 Outline of Japan
3 Lowland landforms (fan-shaped areas, overhead rivers) and their relationship to people's lives
4  Relationship between lowland landforms (flood plains and deltas) and people's livelihoods
5 Relationship between the characteristics of coral reefs and people's livelihoods
6 Relationship between the characteristics of karst landforms and people's livelihoods
7 Relationship between the characteristics of coastal landforms and people's livelihoods
8 Relationship between mountain landforms and people's livelihoods
9 Relationship between the characteristics of erosion landforms and glacial landforms and people's livelihoods
10 Relationship between the characteristics of terraced landforms and people's livelihoods
11 Relationship between the characteristics of active fault landforms and people's livelihoods
12 Relationship between the characteristics of volcanic landforms and people's livelihoods
13  Lecture on disaster prevention education
14  Use of maps
15 Summary

Report and final test 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
introduce in the class 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts
(More Details) PC projector 
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
read print 
Requirements  
Grading Method short reports by each class (20%), final report (20%) and final test (60%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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