GEOG 1005 - Physical Geography Lab (LAB)

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Geography

Description:

Lab portion of GEOG 1000. One field trip required. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Create dichotomous keys to identify some of the major rock-forming minerals as well as the rocks in the three major groups. 2. Explain how relative and absolute dating methods work to determine the age of rocks. 3. Explain how the theory of plate tectonics is proposed based on different types of evidence. 4. Identify the different features of a topographic map. 5. Explain the geological processes that create the relief and grade the earth and identify various landforms created by those processes. 6. Explain the various aspects of weather and climate and how they relate to the other subsystems of Earth. 7. Identify the various types of ecosystems and understand how they are influenced by the climate. Course fee required. Corequisite: GEOG 1000. FA, SP, SU

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lab

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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