Dec 12, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [Archived Catalog]

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GEOG 1100 - Physical Geography


An introduction to the earth’s dynamic, natural environmental systems–weather and climate, landforms, soils, ecosystems, and biomes.

Credit Hours: 4
OHIO BRICKS Pillar: Natural Sciences
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2NS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: OTM course: TMNS Natural Sciences, TAG course: OSS006 Physical Geography
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will appreciate the interrelated nature of earth’s natural processes.
  • Students will be able to explain the causes of seasons, temperature change, and precipitation, and how and why climate and natural vegetation vary over the earth’s surface.
  • Students will understand the basic nature of, and processes acting, in the formation of landforms and soils.



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