| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Education |
| Lecture Code |
CC240702 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
自然地理学概説 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
シゼンチリガクガイセツ |
Subject Name in
English |
Introduction to Physical Geography |
| 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) |
Face-to-face |
| 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 |
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| Keywords |
physical geography, geomorphology, cartography |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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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 (20%), Map Quiz (20%) and final exam (60%) |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Higashihiroshima Chireki Walk (available in Univ COOP) |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts |
| (More Details) |
PC projector |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Quizzes/ Quiz format |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
read print |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
short reports by each class (20%), final report (20%) and final test (60%) |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |