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promotes understanding of the Geographic Information Science and Technology enterprise (GIS&T, also known as "geospatial"): Data and Information, Scales and Transformations, Census Data and Thematic Maps, Topology and Geocoding, Land Surveying and GPS, National Spatial Data Infrastructure, Remotely Sensed Image Data, Integrating Geographic Data

study of the history of earth and life through time, overview of evolution, fossils, dinosaurs, geologic time, radiometric dating, origin of the earth, environments, geologic history of North America

applied seismology, theoretical introduction to wave propagation, modern methods for acquisition, digital processing, structural and stratigraphic interpretation of seismic-reflection data, seismic refraction and ground penetrating radar, topics in applied global seismology, with application to earthquake location and magnitude calculation and nuclear test-ban verification: labs, links

introduction to scientific inquiry as it applies to understanding interactions with geologic environment: group exercises, review questions

characteristics, origin and development of glacial landforms and related phenomena from the past three million years: Glacier (Characteristics, Flow), Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction, Erosional Landforms, Ice Age Chronology, Glacial (Erosion, Deposition & Till Characteristics, Mass Balance, Debris Transport, Meltwater Deposits & Landforms), Depositional Landforms, Causes of Climate Change

spatial interpolation, error and uncertainty, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and Multi-objective decision making: spatial data sets

Systematic study of the physical environment including human-environmental interaction, environmental hazards, and natural resources: readings, labs, study guides, Online lectures about maps (Projections, Scale, Symbolization)

physical processes that shape the earth & tools used to study these processes

N. Africa & SW Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Russia, Middle America, East Asia, N & S America, Southeast Asia, Australia/New Zealand, The Pacific Realm

explores different aspects of natural environment, including atmosphere & hydrosphere (weather & climate, oceans), lithosphere (landforms, earth processes) & biosphere (plants & animals, primarily), emphasizes relationships: study guides, web resources