GEOG 120 - Physical Geography: Earth Systems

    Recent Professors
    S. Therkalsen, J. Curran, T. Cliffe
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    32–50 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of GEOG 120
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    Explore your world! Drought! Fire! Earthquakes! Flood! This physical science course describes and explains the earth's major physical systems, the basic energy and material flows by which these systems operate, and the result of human interaction with these flows. Phenomena explored include storms, climate, ecosystems, seasonal change, plate tectonics, stream and glacial activity, and beach systems. (C-ID GEOG 110) (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-5, CSU-B1, IGETC-5A, Cal-GETC-5A)
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 12:30pm–1:50pm, Tue Thu 12:30pm–1:50pm, Mon Wed 11:00am–12:20pm