Earth's Physical Environment

GEOG XL 1

This course explores Earth's physical environment, with particular reference to the distribution of landforms and climate and their significance to human populations.

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What you can learn.

Identify and comprehend the important concepts in physical geography
Explore how environmental systems function at global and regional scales
Identify the interrelationships between humans and their environment

About this course:

This course examines the Earth's physical environment, with particular reference to the nature and distribution of landforms and climate and their significance to human populations. Instruction covers the major features of the Earth's four environmental geospheres (atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere) and the interactions between the numerous variables that constitute the geospheres and produce the Earth's exceedingly complex physical environment. Transferrable for UC Credit.

Summer 2023 Schedule

June 26 - September 10

This section has no set meeting times.

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Instructor: Chelsea Robinson

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Fee:

$845.00

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ENROLL BY: Jun 26, 2023

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Notes

Fulfills Physical Sciences General Education requirement of the UCLA College of Letters and Science. Required course in Environmental Studies Certificate.

Enrollment limited. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: June 30, 2023. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after June 30, 2023

Course Requirements

Book: Geosystems Core by Robert Christopherson; Stephen Cunha; Charles E. Thomsen; Ginger H. Birkeland

Pearson

ISBN 9780321834744, 0321834747