Learning Results
1) Recognizing the internal structure of the Earth, the phenomena associated with it and the implications for tectonic plates, earthquakes and volcano types. Identify the main rock types, their genesis, composition and aspects related to weathering. Be aware of the different types of relief and orogeny.
2) Identifying the constituents of soils and their effects on soil quality as a porous medium where water and gas transfers occur and as a medium for the transformation of pollutants. The role of oil biology
3) Identifying the factors and processes responsible for the formation and differentiation of soils, and the role of soil in the transformation and remediation of pollutants. 2
4) Understanding soil degradation processes and the practices that contribute to the conservation and improvement of soil in terms of hydrological characteristics and as a support of an ecosystem.
5) Distinguishing the main soil types and know the soil classification systems.
Program
Part I (50%): Earth Internal structure, tectonic plates, earthquakes and volcano types. Rock types, their genesis, composition and weathering aspects. Types of relief and orogeny. Mineral and organic components of soil. Mineral and organic constituents of soil; organic matter and carbon cycle; environmental factors determining soil physical, chemical and biological properties; effects of soil constitution and properties on soil quality as a means of transforming and remediating pollutants.
Part II (50%) Soil water: content; infiltration of water into soil; water retention and movement in saturated and unsaturated soil; water availability to plants; hydrological cycle. Soil formation factors; soil formation processes and evolution; main soil types in Portugal. Soil functions in terrestrial ecosystems. Types of erosion: wind and water; factors and processes and soil conservation practices; methodologies to estimate soil loss: the universal soil loss equation (USLE).
Internship(s)
NAO
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