Physical Geography
Carla Grandy, Skyline College
Introductory level physical geography course in which half of the semester is spent on geomorphology.

Physical Geography
Carrie Davis Todd, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
This is a survey course designed to cover key concepts in physical geography, from climate change to landscape processes to map interpretation. The course has no laboratory component but includes a variety of ...

World Natural Environments
Camille Holmgren, SUNY Buffalo State University
This is an introductory physical geography course that explores the dynamics of the earth's physical environment including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere and the linkages between these ...

Physical Geology on the Fringe: Field Excursion to the Khumbu Region of Nepal
Dr. Robert C. Thomas, The University of Montana Western Summary This 3-week field trip includes a 5-day field excursion that explores the geology and cultural history of the Khumbu region of Nepal, the famous ...

Geomorphic Processes with Lab
Martin Lafrenz, Portland State University
In this course we will study landform processes at the Earth's surface including the work of water, wind, and ice in erosion, transportation, and deposition on land and in the sea. The significance of ...

Shallow Subsurface Imaging
Elizabeth Cochran, University of California-Riverside
This course covers techniques of geophysical investigation of the shallow subsurface as they apply to solving groundwater, environmental, archaeological, and engineering problems. Emphasizes methods, survey design, ...

Physical Geography
Carla Grandy, Skyline College
This course is an overview of both the atmospheric and geomorphologic aspects of physical geography. The first half of the semester deals with atmospheric processes and meteorology, including climate change. The ...

Oil, Water and Climate
Catherine Gautier, University of California-Santa Barbara
Oil and water are two key strategic resources dominating the international scene. This class provides an overview of global distributions of oil and water resources and analyzes some of the social, economic, and ...

Surveying for Engineers
Lindi Quackenbush, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
The course introduces techniques for plane surveying and position determination. The course includes an introduction to measurement and error theory, reference surfaces, coordinate systems and datums, horizontal ...

Conservation GIS
MICHELLE KINZEL, Southwestern College
This course is designed to prepare conservation workers and scientists how to acquire, organize and manipulate geographic information using GIS technology.