Undergraduate Geography-Rock County
Undergraduate Geography-Rock County
2024 Fall Term
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY- HOW THE EARTH WORKS
GEO 125
This course is about: how planet earth is constructed, weather and climate, water cycle, plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes, landforms, soils and ecosystems, rocks and minerals, earth resources. Builds knowledge of our physical planet and our place within it. Two lab sessions per week. Field trips may be required.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
GEO 130
An overview of how humans are part of nature, and how we interact with earth¿s water, land, air, and life. Exploration of serious environmental impairment is balanced with positive cases of human efforts to sustain a decent quality of life for all within nature. Field trips may be required. Geo 130 meets DPI requirements for environmental education at some UW baccalaureate institutions.
DISASTERS-LIVING ON THE EDGE
GEO 170
Study of various environmental hazards, their causes, impacts on humans, and mitigations. Core topics are natural hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, flooding, landslides, tornadoes, hurricanes), and anthropogenic hazards (climate change/global warming, nuclear hazards, and overpopulation). Additional topics may be covered: coastal hazards, pollution of groundwater, air, soil, and water, other atmospheric hazards (extreme weather, droughts), impacts from space, extinctions, biohazards, chemical hazards, and terrorism.