Some problems of Quaternary geology in Central Poland 1300-WZQU201
The main geomorphology characteristic of Middle Poland, main Polish geographic regions, palaeogeography of Middle Poland. Stratigraphy and occurrences of quaternary deposits. Quaternary problems in some regions: Northern Holly Cross Mountains and Radom Plain - developing of Pleistocene glaciations, the rule of frost weathering in origin of the Holly Cross Mountains; the origin and age of loesses. Rawa and Warka Plains, Low Pilica Valley, Kozienice Basin - litostratigraphy of Pleistocene deposits, palaeogeography of the region, pre-Pleistocene deposits. Warszawa Basin - the geological structure, geomorphology, river terraces correlation, aeolian processes during the late glacial and Holocene periods, Warsaw dam-lake. North Masovian region - characteristic of Wisła scarp, correlation of quaternary deposits, extents of recessional phases of middle polish glaciations and LGM, stratigraphy of the last glaciation deposits. Dobrzyń Lakeland - the glacial dynamic during the Wisła glaciation, developing of the recent landscape in the light of geological structure. Southern Podlasie region - the geological structure and deposits, characteristic of the buried lakeland of holstein interglacial, the problem of glaciation limits during the middle polish glaciations.
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Writting exam. Resit – oral examination. Control of attendance - 2 absences per semester allowed.