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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the geographic culture of food and its reflection of societies around the world. We will cover the origins of the food we eat, its geographic role in human history, and its cultural importance in societies, as well as the effects of the environment on food, and the impact of our food on the environment. We will look at the state of our food, its production and availability in the world today, in the U.S. vs. the rest of the world, its relevance to the economy, its impact on the environment, its sustainability, and its effect on nutrition.
Prerequisite:
Reading and Writing Skills 2
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the basic history of map-making and various projections and introduces basic concepts and techniques for the manipulation, analysis, and graphic representation of spatial information. The course also includes the processing, compilation, and symbolization of spatial data and the application of related statistical techniques.
Prerequisite:
GEOG 1110 or GEOG 1130
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the composition of the Atmosphere, energy flows, and large-scale weather systems and climate processes. Radiation and climate, role of the oceans, greenhouse effect, atmospheric dynamics, global circulation, thunderstorms, hurricanes, mid-latitude weather systems, weather and climate forecasting. This course is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of basic meteorology, essential background for further studying changes in weather and climate. The topics to be discussed in this course include atmospheric structure, energy transfer, water balance, wind systems, global circulation, air pollution, climate and climate change. Lectures will be supplemented by discussions on live weather conditions and forecasting and severe weather events.
Prerequisite:
Reading and Writing Skills 2
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3.00 Credits
Physical Geology is an introduction to our dynamic Earth introducing students to the materials that make up Earth (rocks and minerals) and the processes that create and modify the features of our planet. The course will help students learn how mountains are formed, how volcanoes erupt, where earthquakes occur, and how water, wind, and ice can shape the landscape. Students will also develop a basic understanding of the ways humans have altered the planet including our impact on natural resources and global climate change.
Prerequisite:
Reading and Writing Skills 2
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1.00 Credits
Physical Geology Lab is the laboratory component of Physical Geology. Students will learn to identify rocks and minerals in hand samples, work with topographic maps, geologic maps, and geologic cross-sections, and apply stratigraphic principles to explore geologic time.
Prerequisite:
Reading and Writing Skills 2
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3.00 Credits
Dinosaurs and Their World is a survey of the fossil record, evolution, paleobiology and extinction of dinosaurs, and the animals with which they shared the Earth.
Prerequisite:
Reading and Writing Skills 2
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3.00 Credits
This course reviews the major geological and biological processes and events over the Earth's 4.6-billion-year history. Students will learn about the formation of the Earth and its development through time including changes in the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. The interrelationships between the physical aspects of Earth history and biological origins, evolution of species, and causes of extinctions will be explored.
Prerequisite:
GEOL 1110 AND GEOL 1110L
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1.00 Credits
Historical Geology Laboratory is the laboratory component of Historical Geology. This course applies geologic principles and techniques to reconstruct the history of Earth. Students will explore key concepts of geologic time and stratigraphy, identify fossils and use fossils to make stratigraphic correlations. Students will employ actualism to determine past depositional environments.
Prerequisite:
Reading and Writing Skills 2
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3.00 Credits
This course is a tour of the geologic history and natural places of New Mexico. Students will explore the materials (rocks and minerals) that make up New Mexico and the processes that created and continue to shape our state. Students will learn about mountains, rivers and seas that have come and gone, and New Mexico's rich fossil heritage. Students will discover where and why volcanoes erupted, and where natural resources are found and extracted.
Prerequisite:
Reading and Writing Skills 2
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the fundamentals of Geospatial Technology, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), cartography, remote sensing, and spatial analysis Course content is based upon the United States Department of Labor's Geospatial Technology Competency Model for entry level geospatial occupations including Geospatial or GIS Technicians and Technologists.
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