# Geography (GEOG) courses

Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://lan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/44166/44231/44198/44383/44385

"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, 5 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/geog.md)
- AA/AS area 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/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/geog.md)
- Cal-GETC Area 5C;

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

### GEOG 2 — Cultural Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** GEOG 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/geog.md)
- AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Basic elements of cultural geography: Human geography, focusing on interrelationship between people and the land, including food and energy production, urbanization and migration, economic development, cultural origins and ethnicity, globalization, causation and mitigation of climate change, language and religion, and political territories.

### 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
- AA/AS area 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
- AA/AS area 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
- **C-ID:** GEOG 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/geog.md)

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.