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| Geography CC |
| GEO 1 | Intro to Physical Geography | 3.00 Units | ||
| This course is a spatial study of the Earth's dynamic physical system and processes. Topics include: Earth-sun geometry, weather, climate, water, landforms, soil, and the biosphere with emphasis on spatial characteristics, change over time, interactions between environmental components, and human-environment interactions. Tools of geographic inquiry are also briefly covered; they include maps, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Field trips may be included. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| GEO 1L | Intro to Phys Geog Laboratory | 1.00 Unit | ||
| Practical application of the concepts, techniques, tools, and materials of physical geography. Prerequisite: GEO 1 may be taken concurrently. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| GEO 2 | Cultural Geography | 3.00 Units | ||
| Spatial analysis of human populations, their cultural traits, and activities. Emphasis on how diverse peoples, through their interactions and through their perceptions and use of the physical environment, create distinctive cultural landscapes. Social, political, and economic elements of geography which contribute to the evolution of these global and regional cultural patterns. Field trips may be included. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| GEO 5 | World Regional Geography | 3.00 Units | ||
| Regions of the world and the way humans live within those regions. Includes physical and cultural characteristics of world regions, how they are similar and how they are different, economic patterns, agriculture, industrial development and population dynamics. Emphasis on contemporary major issues and their geographic impact. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| GEO 10 | Global Environmental Problems | 3.00 Units | ||
| Essential concepts of the interaction between human activities and the changing global environment, with emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| GEO 12 | Geography of California | 3.00 Units | ||
| Elements of California's physical, cultural, and regional landscape. Field trips may be included. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| GEO 20 | Intro to Geog Info Sys (GIS) | 3.00 Units | ||
| Computer-based information technology tools and techniques that analyze spatial relationships between locations and attributes of physical, cultural, and economic features. Strongly Recommended: previous PC experience | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| GEO 21 | Spatial Analysis with GIS | 3.00 Units | ||
| GIS facilitates visualization of spatial relationships and decision-making by means of interactive linkages between vector and raster data formats. Field trips may be required. Prerequisite: GEO 20 (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
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