2023-2024 College Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

GEO 131 - Introduction to Physical Geography


Credits: 4
Lab/Lecture: Three Lecture. Three Lab.

Natural processes of weather, climate, hydrology, ecology, geology and tectonics, diastrophism, volcanism, denudation, soils, glaciations, and coastal processes emphasizing geographic distribution.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. describe and explain the Earth’s physical geography and its components;
  2. identify analyze and evaluate the  theories and interpretations concerning physical  geography and the forces at work therein;
  3. employ the theories and concepts of physical geography to develop an interrelated explanation of the Earth’s physical geography;
  4. successfully complete laboratory exercise concerning physical geography through the application of the theories and concepts of physical geography and the scientific method;
  5. apply the theories and concepts of physical geography to local and global issues.


General Education: Physical and Biological Sciences.