GEOG 1120 - Physical Geography

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Western Nebraska Community College

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Description:

Prerequisite: ACFS-0060R or Reading Placement Exam Th is course provides an introduction to the fi eld of physical geography. Specifi cally, the geographic approach of spatial analysis is applied to the four 'spheres' of the earth: the atmosphere (includingweather and climate), the hydrosphere (oceans, freshwater sources and ice), the biosphere (living plants and animals) and the lithosphere (non-living solid earth, including the formation and evolution of land forms through such processes as plate tectonics, volcanism, erosion and deposition and glacial action). A key goal of the course is to gain an educated appreciation of the physical landscape around us. (3/45/0/0/0/3)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wncc.edu

Phone Number:

(308) 635-3606

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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