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Geography

GEOG 001 Physical Geography 3.0 Units GEOG 004 World Geography 3.0 Units
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001; SCC minimum Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001.
Math standard. General Education: Option A: Area B2; Option B: Area 4E;
General Education: Option A: Area A; Option B: Area 5A; Option C: Area D5
Option C: Area B1 Transferable to UC/CSU
Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 48-54 lecture.
Hours: 48-54 lecture. Survey of the world’s culture regions and nations as
A spatial study of the Earth’s dynamic physical systems and interpreted by geographers, including physical, cultural,
processes. Topics include: Earth-sun geometry, weather, and economic features. Emphasis on spatial and historical
climate, water, landforms, soil, and the biosphere. influences on population growth, transportation networks,
Emphasis is on the interrelationships among environmental and natural environments. Identification and importance
and human systems and processes and their resulting of the significant features of regions. A field trip may be
patterns and distributions. Tools of geographic inquiry required with the course. However, if a student cannot
are also briefly covered; they may include: maps, remote attend the trip, there will be an optional research paper
sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global assignment. (C-ID GEOG 125)
Positioning Systems (GPS). Field trips may be required.
(C-ID GEOG 110) GEOG 006 California Geography 3.0 Units
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001.
GEOG 001L Physical Geography Laboratory 1.0 Units General Education: Option A: Area B2; Option B: Area 4E;
Prerequisite: GEOG 001 with a minimum grade of C Option C: Area D5
(may be enroll concurrently). Transferable to UC/CSU
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001; SCC minimum Hours: 48-54 lecture.
Math standard. A thematic approach to the state’s issues, processes and
General Education: Option B: Area 5C; Option C: Area B3 topics relevant to geography including climate, landforms,
Transferable to UC/CSU natural vegetation, water resources, cultural landscape,
Hours: 48-54 lab. ethnic diversity, urban and agricultural regions, and the
Designed to provide supplemental exercises in topics economy. This course explores the physical and human
covered in Physical Geography lecture. Lab experience landscapes that have evolved as a result of the human-
will include map analysis and interpretation, weather environment interface. A field trip is required.
prognostication, landform processes and evolution, (C-ID GEOG 140)
tectonics, biogeography, and habitat analysis. One or more
field trips are required and may occur outside of class GEOG 010 3.0 Units
time. (C-ID GEOG 111) Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001; SCC minimum
GEOG 002 Cultural Geography 3.0 Units Math standard; Basic computer literacy.
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001. General Education: Option C: Area B1
General Education: Option A: Area B2; Option B: Area 4E; Transferable to UC/CSU
Option C: Area D5 Hours: 48-54 lecture.
Transferable to UC/CSU Study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and
Hours: 48-54 lecture. its applications to spatial data management. Identification
A study of diverse human populations, their cultural and acquisition of GIS data. Assessment of vector
origins, diffusion and contemporary spatial expressions. and raster systems, scale, resolution, map projection,
Topics include: demography, languages and religions, coordinate systems, georeferencing and Global Positioning
urbanization and landscape modification, political units Systems (GPS). Spatial analysis and modeling with GIS.
and nationalism, and economic systems and development. Same course as GEOL 010. Not open to students who have
A field trip may be required. However, if the student completed GEOL 010. Field trips may be required.
cannot attend the field trip, there will be an optional (C-ID GEOG 155)
research paper assignment. (C-ID GEOG 120)

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