GEOG 112 - Physical Geography (Landforms)

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 3-2-4
IAI Code: P1 909L
An introduction to fundamental concepts and practices in physical geography and earth science, emphasizing the distribution of landforms and their formation by the interaction of various components of Earth’s physical environment. The course focuses on the precise description, measurement, analysis, and interpretation of Earth’s surface features. Students will develop map reading, measurement and computational skills through frequent lab exercises. This course will satisfy the laboratory science requirement and will generally transfer as such.Prerequisite: COMPASS placement into ENG 101 or minimum grade of “C” in one of the following: ENG 021 and ENG 099 or the EAP course sequence ENG 079 and ENG 089 , or ENG 096 .; and COMPASS placement into MATH 094 or minimum grade “C” in MATH 090 .