G 202 Earth's Surface Systems

Surface geologic processes. Includes landforms and hazardous geological systems, rocks and minerals, geologic and topographic maps, remote sensing, erosion, deposition, weathering, soils, mass wasting, streams, groundwater, coasts, glaciers, deserts, climate, and plate tectonics. Take G 201 and 202 in any order. Lab included.

Credits

4

General Education Requirements

Sci/Math/CS-Lab

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Classify surface landforms and geologic processes, applying terminology

2. Analyze and evaluate surface processes from weathering through deposition in context of plate tectonics using existing models

3. Apply quantitative methods of evaluating Earth surface processes

4. Evaluate anthropogenic issues such as climate change and geologic hazards, citing peer-reviewed science

5. Create hypotheses regarding surface processes–such as mass wasting, fluvial or glacial–and initial observations of landscapes in context of plate tectonics