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.

Winter 2025 Schedule

January 6 - March 23

This section has no set meeting times.

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Instructor: Chelsea Stiekman

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Fee:

$850.00

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Notes

Required course in Environmental Studies Certificate.

Enrollment limited. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: January 10, 2025. Internet access required. Materials required.

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to hss@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after January 10, 2025

Course Requirements

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

Pearson

ISBN 9780321834744