Earth: The Survival Guide

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an societies depend on sustainable interactions with our physical environment. For humans to thrive and survive we must understand how the Earth works so that we can sustainably extract needed natural resources and build resiliency against the various geologic hazards that threaten our communities. This course emphasizes the aspects of geology that interface directly with humanity, including concepts such as plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mineral resources, water resources, shoreline processes, and climate change. Human dependence on geologic resources is examined and related to issues confronting society. Optional field trips. Students wishing to fulfill the General Education laboratory requirement should also take GLG 116 .