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Oct 23, 2026
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GEOG 1101 - Geography of the United States
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
Topical and regional presentation of physical and human geographic patterns of the United States.
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: College level reading and writing
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 05A: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Goal 10: People and the Environment
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Understand the concept of a region.
- Interpret and analyze map symbols and patterns.
- Identify locations of physical and human systems outside the classroom.
- Understand basic landform development processes.
- Understand climatic graphs, their relationship to climatic regions, and characteristics of various climatic zones.
- Comprehend the relationship of environmental factors (i.e., soil, vegetation, climate, landforms, and waterways) to the contemporary landscape in the United States.
- Comprehend the relationship of human factors (i.e., population, economic, political and transportation systems, culture and ethnicity) to the contemporary landscape in the United States.
- Integrate environment and human factors to better understand contemporary landscapes in the United States.
- Discern the influence of the environment on human activity and human activity on the environment.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Physical Geography
- Historical, Population and Economic Geographies
- New England and Urban Northeast Regions
- Inland, Upland and Coastal South Regions
- Heartland and Great Plains Regions
- Rocky Mountain, Intermontane West and Desert Southwest Regions
- California, Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Hawai’i Regions
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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