Updated Fall 2023 This textbook was designed especially for Community College students, …
Updated Fall 2023
This textbook was designed especially for Community College students, as a resource to instill the knowledge and adventure that the discipline of geography holds for so many of us. The following units will cover a wide array of topics such as: Earth’s grid system, weather, climate, rivers, oceans, deserts, basic geology, and cartography. This book also integrates virtual field trips and interactive multimedia.
The Text Has 19 units; Unit 1: Introduction to Geography as a Discipline Unit 2: Earth’s Place within the Cosmos Unit 3: Introduction to Geology & Geologic Time Unit 4: Mapping Earth’s Surface Unit 5: Earth-Sun Relationships: Reasons for the Seasons Unit 6: Earth’s Atmosphere Unit 7: Elements of Weather & Climate Unit 8: Basic Mineral Development Unit 9: Igneous Rocks Unit 10: Sedimentary Rocks Unit 11: Metamorphism & Metamorphic Rocks Unit 12: Weathering & Soils Unit 13: Earths Dynamic Surface: Plate Tectonics Unit 14: Earths Dynamic Surface: Tectonics Force Unit 15: Earths Dynamic Surface: Volcanoes Unit 16: Shaped by Coastal Processes Unit 17: Shaped by Rivers & Running Water Unit 18: Shaped by Wind as a Geomorphic Agent Unit 19: Shaped by Glaciers
Twenty lab exercises for undergraduate-level physical geography laboratory courses. Lab manual highlights include: Customizable components to suit your needs for synchronous, asynchronous, or face-to-face instruction; Meets the C-ID descriptor requirements for content, lab activities, and objectives while including geotechnology applications and environmental justice topics where appropriate; Each lab exercise underwent peer review to ensure clarity, currency, and utility.
Welcome to Physical Geography at College of the Canyons. This textbook was …
Welcome to Physical Geography at College of the Canyons.
This textbook was designed especially for College of the Canyons students, as a resource to instill the knowledge and adventure that the discipline of geography holds for so many of us. The following units will cover a wide array of topics such as: Earth’s grid system, rivers, oceans, deserts, basic geology, and cartography.
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