# Geography (GEOG) courses

Berkeley City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 5 courses

Source: https://bcc.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/39665/39964/39686

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### GEOG 1 — Physical Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** GEOG 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/geog.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A;

Basic elements of the earth’s physical systems and processes: Earth-sun relations, weather, climate, water, plate tectonics, landforms, soils, and ecosystems and their interrelationships and global distribution patterns.

### GEOG 1L — Physical Geography Laboratory

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 3 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** GEOG 001 or
- **Corequisite:** GEOG 001
- **C-ID:** GEOG 111
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/geog.md)
- Cal-GETC Area 5C;

Practical application of basic concepts and principles of physical geography: Earth-sun relationships, weather, climate, geologic processes, landforms, and field observation.

### GEOG 3 — World Regional Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** GEOG 125
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Introduction to the world’s major geographic regions: Interconnections between regions, cultural and economic development, political organization, land uses, and the environment.

### GEOG 18 — California Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** GEOG 140
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 4, 5; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Forces, processes, and systems that shape the geography of California: Landforms, natural vegetation, forestry and fishing, mineral and water resources, cultural landscapes, agriculture, demographic changes, ethnic diversity, urban growth, regional differences, economic development and its national impact; natural hazards such as earthquakes and volcanism, floods, landslides and wildfires; climate and effects of climate change.

### GEOG 19 — Global Climate Change

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A;

Overview of past, present, and future climate changes: Analysis of climatological events and latest research discoveries; emphasis on the role humans play in warming the planet.