Colgate University

First-Year Course Offerings — Fall 2024

GEOG 231   Geography of the Physical Environment
Credits1
RestrictionsNo 2026 2025
Pre-Requisites
Co-Requisites
Core Area
Area of InquiryNatural Sciences & Mathematics
Liberal Arts PracticesConfront Collective Challenges Quant & Algorithmic Reasoning
FormerlyGEOG 131

Provides students with a general understanding of the processes and spatial distribution of the Earth's primary physical systems and the ways in which humans interact with these systems. Course emphasis is divided into three areas: atmospheric processes, the spatial dynamics of vegetation and soils, and landform development. Students are introduced to the basic physical processes and interactions that operate within each of these categories, with special focus on the ways in which these factors relate to contemporary environmental problems.