Environmental Studies 100 /100L - Earth and Environmental Processes

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Colgate University

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Staff Human society has embarked on an unparalleled, unplanned experiment with the global environment. Natural resources that support life on Earth are being exploited at an accelerated pace, and the long-term consequences of human actions are unknown. This course addresses the questions of why Earth is as it is and what influences global change. Through an interdisciplinary approach involving the natural sciences of biology, geology, and chemistry, Earth is considered as a biogeochemical system. The nature of interactions between the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, and the biosphere are studied. The cycles of water and nutrient elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur are studied, as well as processes operating on a smaller scale including lakes, rivers, wetlands, and forests. Global, regional, and local case studies are used to emphasize modes of current thinking and the importance of interdisciplinary research. The required credit-bearing laboratory session ENST 100L must be taken and passed concurrently with ENST 100. The laboratory teaches techniques in soil and water chemistry. These are applied to group projects that emphasize interactions between the biotic and abiotic components of local ecosystems. This course is crosslisted as CORE 127/ 127L.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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