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    Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GES 251 - Surficial Geology: Earth Structures I


This is an introduction to the natural processes shaping Earth’s surface. Among other topics, the course will stress weathering, landform and soil development, soil mechanics, the influence of running water, moving ice and wind on Earth’s surface, and people’s interaction with surficial geology. The laboratory will emphasize the use of maps and other geographic images and the course will include an introduction to mapping. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory each week. Two Saturday field trips will be required.

Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall