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Oct 23, 2026
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GEOG 1103 - Physical Geography
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
Topical study noting the major physical processes that cause the earth’s surface features and that influence human habitation on this planet.
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
- Describe the features of the earth’s shape, structure and its geometric relationship to the sun and explain their implications for our habitat.
- Demonstrate understanding of the lower atmosphere and its significance (composition, energy circulation, moisture, and weather patterns).
- Identify major climate and vegetation types by air mass, precipitation and temperature characteristics and explain what controls development of those characteristics.
- Understand the causes and results of tectonic plate movement and geomorphology in terms of landform development, denudation and natural disasters.
- Distinguish the principal soil forming processes and their controls.
- Describe the scientific basis for anthropogenic climate change and the potential global effects of the phenomenon.
- Critically discuss and explain the environmental effects humans have on the world around them.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Earth System Themes
- Atmospheric Composition, Energy and Moisture
- Lithospheric Composition and Geomorphology
- Ecosystem Composition
- Human-Environmental Interface
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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