Quaternary palaeogeography (voluntary) 1300-WPGQ201
Lecture. Principles and methodology of palaeogeographic reconstructions. Extents of glaciations and displacement of climatic zones during Quaternary. Quaternary evolution of river valleys and fluvial regimen in different climatic zones. Changes in vegetation cover and animals' geography. Cyclic changes in level of world ocean, methods of examination and significance of deep-sea sedimentsw for global palaeogeographic reconstructions. Pluvial and gprogalcial lakes. Aeolian phenomena. Zonal-climatic relations of weathering processes. Recent tectonic movements. Dating of palaeogeographic reconstructions, geologic methods of of climatic record included. Palaeogeogeographic development of central Europe, particularly of Polish territory.
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