People and Earth's Ecosystems
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GEOG 5 - People and Earth's Ecosystems
Course Information
This class examines people’s impacts on the environment over
local, regional, and global scales. In particular, we will examine people, people’s historic and contemporary impacts on climate,
landscapes, the ocean, endangered species and habitats in Los Angeles, California, and the World. This course requires a
significant amount of independent work and time management.
Course Learning Objectives
1. Students will develop their ability to describe data, figures, and graphs in both quantitative and qualitative terms.
They will develop their writing skills and practice putting together a scientific argument.
2. Students will identify and interpret trends and patterns over time and space,
thus gaining a better understanding of how humans and the natural environment affect each other.
3. Students will be able to discuss
the science behind important environmental issues such as global warming, and they will be able to evaluate strategies for
addressing these issues.
Course Delivery Method
There are no live classroom lectures for this course, and there is no textbook.
This is an online and asynchronous course. Course content in the form. of videos and readings will be available
to students online, released each Monday.
The online format of this course permits students to learn and review course content in a flexible manner. Students are expected
to complete weekly quizzes and assignments.
Technical Requirements
· You will need to be able to join Zoom meetings with your video on. You will need a good internet connection for this.
· You will need to use a browser as your primary method of accessing this course. All
content for this course can be accessed with any computer or laptop with internet access.
Student Responsibilities
· Read the entire syllabus and understand course requirements
· Watch video lectures and read posted material (released every Monday)
· Attend office hours (Wednesday or Thursday)
· Complete weekly quiz (closes at 11:59 PM every Friday)
· Submit weekly lab assignment (closes at 11:59 PM every Sunday)
Course Resources & learning how to learn (online and independently)
Course content takes a variety of forms and formats such as readings, online content, screencasts, and online
videos. You are encouraged to take advantage of these and other resources in order to get the most out of
this course This may mean watching a video multiple times or finding an alternative resource through an internet
search. Please share any resources you find valuable with others on the Discussion Forum.