# Geography (GEOG) courses

Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://solano.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog2025-2026/department/geography

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Spring 2026.

### GEOG 001 — Physical Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- **Advisory:** (suggested preparation, not required): Elementary Algebra
- **C-ID:** GEOG 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2026, 3 sections (/c/solano-community-college/schedule/spring-2026/geog.md)
- General Education: SCC: Area 5; Cal-GETC: Area 5A

A spatial study of the Earth's dynamic physical systems and processes. Topics include: Earth-sun geometry, weather, climate, water, landforms, soil, and the biosphere. Emphasis is on the interrelationships among environmental and human systems and processes and their resulting patterns and distributions. Tools of geographic inquiry are also briefly covered; they may include: maps, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Field trips may be offered.

### GEOG 001L — Physical Geography Laboratory

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 3 hours lab weekly, 54 contact hours total
- **Prerequisite:** GEOG 001 (Physical Geography) May enroll concurrently
- **Advisory:** (suggested preparation, not required): Elementary Algebra.
- **C-ID:** GEOG 111
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2026, 1 section (/c/solano-community-college/schedule/spring-2026/geog.md)
- General Education: Cal-GETC: Area 5C

Provides supplemental exercises in topics covered in the Physical Geography lecture course. Lab experience will include map analysis and interpretation, weather prognostication, landform processes and evolution, tectonics, biogeography, and habitat analysis. One or more field trips are required and may occur outside of class time.

### GEOG 002 — Cultural Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- **C-ID:** GEOG 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Spring 2026 schedule
- General Education: SCC: Area C, Area E; IGETC: Area 4; CSU: Area D
- A field trip may be required. However, if the student cannot attend the field trip, there will be an optional research paper assignment.

This course is a study of diverse human populations, their cultural origins, diffusion and contemporary spatial expressions. Topics include: demography, languages and religions, urbanization and landscape modification, political units and nationalism, and economic systems and development.

### GEOG 004 — World Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- **C-ID:** GEOG 125
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Spring 2026 schedule
- General Education: SCC: Area C, Area E; IGETC: Area 4; CSU: Area D
- A field trip may be required with the course. However, if a student cannot attend the trip, there will be an optional research paper assignment.

Survey of the world's culture regions and nations as interpreted by geographers, including physical, cultural, and economic features. Emphasis on spatial and historical influences on population growth, transportation networks, and natural environments. Identification and importance of the significant features of regions.

### GEOG 006 — California Geography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- **C-ID:** GEOG 140
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Spring 2026 schedule
- General Education: SCC: Area C, Area E; IGETC: Area 4; CSU: Area D
- A field trip is required.

A thematic approach to the states issues, processes and topics relevant to geography including climate, landforms, natural vegetation, water resources, cultural landscape, ethnic diversity, urban and agricultural regions, and the economy. This course explores the physical, and human landscapes that have evolved as a result of the human-environment interface.

### GEOG 010 — Intro to Geographic Information Systems

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- **Advisory:** Basic computer literacy is desirable.
- **C-ID:** GEOG 155
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Spring 2026 schedule
- General Education: SCC: Area 5

Study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Identification and acquisition of GIS data. Assessment of vector and raster systems, scale, resolution, map projection, coordinate systems, georeferencing and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Spatial analysis and modeling with GIS. Field trips may be required.