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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to the world's major geographic realms. These realms of the human world possess a special combination of cultural, environmental, historical, economic and organizational qualities. These properties are imprinted on the landscape, giving each region its own identity. (3 lect hrs/week)
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3.00 Credits
This introductory conservation course provides an insight into environmental issues for the science or non-science major. Principles underlying the wise use of soils, water, range land, forest and mineral resources and related problems are discussed. (3 lect hrs/week)
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1.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines important environmental issues across regional and global scales, emphasizing human interactions with the environment, and including perspectives of environmental effects on human life, human effects on environment, and approaches to effective environmental management. Students use foundational ecological principles to evaluate complex environmental challenges and potential individual and societal actions toward environmental sustainability. This course serves both the beginning geography major and the non-major seeking to learn about natural resource systems on a global scale. GEOG 1050 satisfies the Global Diversity requirement at NWCCD. It does not meet the U5H requirement at UW unless it is transferred as part of an associate degree.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introductory course covering fundamental principles of geographic information systems (GIS). Overviews the role of geographic information and technology in modern society. Includes a historical study of mapping and its importance to world development. Students will be introduced to both the theory and application of GIS, including GIS components, the nature of geospatial data, methods for data acquisition, database models, and GIS operations. Includes hands-on laboratory exercises using widely-used software.
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1.00 Credits
This course provides students with practical experience exploring and mapping carbonate cave systems. Topics will also include the origin and development of karst landforms, karst caverns, and speleothems, identification of carbonate rock types and associated fossils, and an overview of the scientific research that has been conducted on these caves. Participants will gain knowledge and experience in techniques used to navigate and map complex cave systems as well as rope systems used to safely and effortlessly descend into and ascend out of a vertical cave system.
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4.00 Credits
This course discusses selected topics from geology, astronomy and meteorology illustrating fundamental concepts, processes, products and the interrelationships among them. Emphasizes nature of science and relationship between selected topics and society. Primarily for elementary education majors (who should also enroll in EDCI 1450 concurrently), this course may be used as a laboratory earth science course for other non-science majors and general studies students.
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4.00 Credits
This introductory course focuses on the key elements of physical geology. Specific topics include the theory of plate tectonics, mineralogy, igneous rocks and volcanism, weathering, soils, and sedimentary rocks, metamorphism and metamorphic rocks, structural geology, seismology, mass movements, surface and ground water hydrology, glaciology and climate change. The laboratory component reinforces lecture topics by providing hands-on experience with mineral and rock identification and map reading skills. Opportunities for geologic field studies are also provided.
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4.00 Credits
The course covers the basic concepts of interpret- ing earth history and surveys the sequence of life records by the fossil record, and the physical evolution of North America. (3 lect, 1 lab/disc hr/week plus at least 15 hrs arranged field trips)
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4.00 Credits
This course provides a geologic perspective of mankind's interaction with Earth. Topics include a detailed assessment of the major environmental health and safety hazards associated with natural geologic processes and materials, mankind's exploitation of soil, water, energy and mineral resources, and hazardous and sanitary waste disposal. Solutions to these major environmental health and safety hazards will be explored. Laboratory sessions will build skills in the identification and description of geologic materials, map reading and interpretation. Project-based soil and water data collection techniques using industry standards for field and laboratory will be explored. State and Federal regulations regarding environmental issues, mitigation and processes will be investigated.
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