Note: A placement exam will be required when you arrive on site.

High Intermediate

This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of three semesters (or five quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

OBJECTIVE

1. - To identify and know the main ecological geographic areas in Chile.
2. - To understand the close relations between geographic landscape and national wild life.
3. - To evaluate geoecological impact caused by man action and his technology.
4. - To promote respect for natural environment, its resources and preservation.

CONTENTS SYNTHESIS

Analysis of the geoecological areas with a special emphasis in wild life aspects and national ecosystems. This course tends to motivate respect for natural life in our country.

CONTENTS

Unit 1: Presentation of the Territory

Tricontinental Chile â€" Dimensions â€" More relevant aspects of its geomorphology, climatology, oceanography and hydrography. Basic Knowledge of Paleogeography of Chile.

Unit 2: Ecogeographic Areas of Chile

Basic Knowledge of Ecology, national bio geographic areas: xenomorphic, mesomorphic and hygromorphic. Geoecologic aspects of every area, flora and fauna. Paleobiogeography. Endemism insular, etc.

Unit 3: Economic Aspects

National Fishing resources. Exploitation scales; ports: port-cities, first, second and third generation ports, state ports and private ports; maritime transportation and national coasting trade.

Unit 4: Environmental Aspect

Legislation and its environmental problems related directly or indirectly to Chilean Sea.

EVALUATION

2 CATEDRA tests
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Negrete, Jorge. La Pesca en Chile. Colección Geográfica de Chile. Instituto Geográfico Militar.
Morales, Esteban. Geografía del Mar Chileno. Colección Geográfica de Chile. Instituto Geográfico Militar.
Soler, Fernando. Medio Ambiente en Chile.
National Geographic.
Revistas Territorio Marítimo.