GEOLOGY 125

Geology & Geography of California

     
 Badwater, Death Valley.
  
 Mt. Whitney, California.

This course is dually listed as Geography 125. It is a multi-disciplinary course introducing the physical geography and physical and historical geology of California.

There is no pre- requisite for the course.

 Topics include:

Weather and Climate

Soils and Vegetation

Surface and Underground Water

Geology of the 11 Provinces

  • Cascade Range
  • Modoc Plateau
  • Klammath Mtns.
  • Coast Ranges
  • Great Valley
  • Sierra Nevada
  • Great Basin
  • Mojave Desert
  • Salton Trough
  • Peninsular Ranges
  • Transverse Ranges

Geologic History of California

  
 
 Burney Falls, California.

California is a most unusual state in terms of both its geography and geology. We have the lowest, highest, hottest and driest points in the 48 contiguous states (and they're all in the same county!!), the tallest trees, oldest trees, and biggest trees on earth, the world's longest active fault, several active volcanoes, incredible waterfalls, dramatic coastlines and a host of other spectacular landscapes. All of these are discussed in the course.

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