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Apr 28, 2024
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GEOL 1102 - Earth Science for Non-Science Majors II (Lab)1 credit hours. 0 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.
Prereq/Corequisites: GEOL 1302
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This laboratory-based course accompanies GEOL-1302, Earth Science II. Activities will focus on methods used to collect and analyze data related to natural resources, hazards and climate variability.
Additional Fees: $24
Measurable Learning Outcomes:
Locate on maps and/or photographs localities susceptible to tectonic, meteorological, and oceanographic hazards. Discuss methods of hazard prevention and mitigation such as early warning techniques, construction methods, and civil planning. Describe contributing factors to past and current climate change. Analyze effects of climate variability on geological and biological systems. Analyze diverse sources of data that document climate variability such as ice cores, dendrochronology, fossils, and pollen. Relate the distribution of fossil fuel, metal and nonmetal resources to geologic processes. Describe the methods of extraction of natural resources and their effect on the environment. Describe renewable resources and methods of sustainability.
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