GEOG 1 - Physical Geography

3 units
3 hours lecture
Recommended Preparation: ENGL 84
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU, UC

This course describes and explains the physical elements of geography. The topics include maps, earth-sun relationships, elements of weather and climate, vegetation patterns, soil types, plate tectonics, volcanism, tectonic activity, and related landforms, weathering and mass wasting, and the landforms created by running water, glaciers, waves, and wind.