GEOG 001 - Physical Geography

    Recent Professors
    Steven Kemble, John Conley
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    This course explores the physical elements of geography. Topics include the basic characteristics of the physical environment, utilization of maps, elements of weather and climate, and the interrelationship of climate, vegetation, and soils, the spatial distribution of landforms of the surface of the earth, plate tectonics, weathering, karst topography, mass wasting, and the impact of streams, wind, glaciers, and ocean processes on earth materials.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 8:00am–11:20am