# Geography (GEOG) courses

Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 8 courses

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/course-descriptions/credit-courses/geog/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### GEOG C100 — World Regional Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** GEOG 125
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/geog.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/geog.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course covers the physical and cultural features of various regions of the world. It examines the relationship between the physical environment and the cultural, political, and economic development of human societies; the reciprocal impact of human societies upon the environment; and current and potential world problems relating to geographic issues.

### GEOG C150 — California Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** GEOG 140
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/geog.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

A study of California's diverse natural, cultural, economic, and human systems. Specific emphasis on geological processes, climate, biogeography, hydrology, migration, and landscapes. Current environmental, social, and economic concerns relating to California geographic concepts are explored.

### GEOG C155 — Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Techniques with Lab

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** GEOG 155
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

An introduction to the concepts and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its role in analysis and decision making. Course work is based on the mapping and spatial analysis capabilities of GIS software programs. Students will be introduced to basic cartographic principles, maps, resolution, scale, coordinate systems, vector and raster systems, projections, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Through computer lab tutorials and case studies, students will learn to use GIS software to view relationships, patterns, or trends that are not possible to see with traditional charts, graphs, and spreadsheets. Enrollment Limitation: CIS C190; students who complete GEOG C155 may not enroll in or receive credit for CIS C190.

### GEOG C165 — Introduction to Weather and Climate

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** GEOG 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Introduction to the Earth's atmosphere and processes. Topics include atmospheric structure and composition, solar radiation, energy budget, temperature, seasonal changes, atmospheric moisture, clouds and fog, precipitation, circulation systems, air masses and fronts, weather forecasting, climate, and climate change.

### GEOG C170 — Map Interpretation and Analysis

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** GEOG 150
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Introduction to maps, images, and geographic techniques. Technologies include map and aerial photograph interpretation, tabular data, spatial statistics, cartography, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Internet mapping, remote sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that aid in data collection, analysis, and presentation.

### GEOG C180 — Physical Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** GEOG 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/geog.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/geog.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is a spatial study of the Earth's dynamic physical systems and processes. Topics include Earth-sun geometry, weather, climate, water, landforms, soil, and the biosphere. Emphasis is on the interrelationships among environmental and human systems and processes and their resulting patterns and distributions. Tools of geographic inquiry are also briefly covered; they may include maps, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Global Positioning Systems (GPS).

### GEOG C180L — Physical Geography Lab

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 54 lab hours
- **Prerequisite:** GEOG C180 or concurrent enrollment.
- **C-ID:** GEOG 111
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/geog.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/geog.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is designed to provide supplemental exercises in topics covered in Physical Geography lecture. Lab experience will include map analysis and interpretation, weather prognostication, landform processes and evolution, tectonics, biogeography, and habitat analysis.

### GEOG C185 — Cultural Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** GEOG 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/geog.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is a study of diverse human populations, their cultural origins, diffusion and contemporary spatial expressions. Topics include demography, languages, religions, identity, urbanization and landscape modification, political units and nationalism, globalization, and economic systems and development. The course includes a geographic examination of global, regional, national, and local issues and requires students to critically evaluate these issues. At some colleges, this course is referred to as "Introduction to Human Geography."