Geomorphology

3 credits

Landform assemblages and processes of landscape evolution on Earth. Fundamental concepts, including system equilibrium, thresholds, complex response to external forces, and scale dependency, with application to mountains, rivers, coasts, and glaciated terrain. Laboratory exercises require field work in lab time. Credit will be granted for only one of EESC_O 222 or GEOG_O 222. [3-3-0] Prerequisite: Either (a) GEOG_O 108 and GEOG_O 109; or (b) MATH_O 100 and one of EESC_O 111, EESC_O 112 or (c) second-year standing in the Bachelor of Science. Equivalency: GEOG_O 222.