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GEO 1200 - Introduction to Physical Geography

3 hours Lecture, 3 credits
Lower-Division College Credit
Prerequisite(s): Requires placement at the college level or satisfaction of developmental education requirements in reading and writing.
AA Elective: Yes
This course discusses the processes of weather, climate, and land forms, and analyzes the relationships among these phenomena on the earth. Through lectures, slides, films, and special reports, students study soils, water, and vegetation, as well as the impact of humankind’s use of them in a geographic setting.



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