Learn about human civilizations and cultures and earn an Introduction to Human Geography Certificate with this comprehensive course. Spend just a few weeks taking quizzes and watching video lessons to earn a certificate you can use to strengthen your online job profile or resume.
Overview
Syllabus
- Ch 1. Geologic Time
- Ch 2. Plate Tectonics
- Ch 3. Minerals and Rocks
- Ch 4. Rock Deformation and Mountain Building
- Ch 5. Earthquakes
- Ch 6. Volcanoes
- Ch 7. The Atmosphere
- Ch 8. Weather and Storms
- Ch 9. Glaciers
- Ch 10. Oceans
- Ch 11. Weathering and Erosion
- Ch 12. Water Balance
- Ch 13. Ground Water
- Ch 14. Running Water
- Ch 15. The Geography of Languages, Religions, and Material Culture
- Ch 16. The Origin and Dispersal of Humans and Culture
- Ch 17. Effects of Population on the Environment
- Ch 18. Domestication of Plants and Animals
- Ch 19. Geography of Land Resources
- Ch 20. Settlement Patterns
- Ch 21. Political Geography
- Ch 22. Impacts of Humans on the Environment
- Ch 23. Renewable Resources
- Ch 24. Nonrenewable Resources
- Ch 25. Environmental Sustainability
- Ch 26. Food and Agriculture
- Ch 27. Solid and Hazardous Waste
- Ch 28. Environmental Risk Analysis
- Ch 29. Ethical and Political Processes of the Environment
- Ch 30. Spatial Processes
- Ch 31. Modern Economic Systems
- Ch 32. Introduction to Human & Cultural Geography
