Geography GEOG

GEOG 1 Physical Geography

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

GEOG 110

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections)

GEOG 1L Physical Geography Laboratory

Units

1

Hours

3 hours lab

Prerequisite

GEOG 001 or.

Corequisite

GEOG 001.

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

GEOG 111

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

GEOG 2 Cultural Geography

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

GEOG 120

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

GEOG 3 World Regional Geography

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

GEOG 125

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.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

GEOG 18 California Geography

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

GEOG 140

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.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

GEOG 19 Global Climate Change

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

GEOG 130

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)