GEO 105: Energy Resources in Transition. The increasing impacts of the climate change crisis present us with the urgent challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, requiring an energy transition on a scale humanity has never attempted.

Introduces the connections between human activities and the physical environment. Examines environmental processes, human impact on the global environment, diverse perspectives on the contested concept of sustainability, and solutions to environmental problems.

Topics include: solar system, stellar energy, stellar evolution, galaxies, the universe and constellation identification. Three class hours. NOTE: This course meets SUNY General Education Natural Science and (Scientific Reasoning) SUNY-NSCI requirements when both GEO 105 and GEO 115 are successfully completed.

GEO 105 at Stony Brook University (SBU) in Stony Brook, New York. Today we are faced with the challenge of driving the economies of modern civilization with new energy resources. This course looks at the current energy sources to assess their long term sustainability.

Introduces key geographic themes of location, place, region, human-environment interaction, and mobility. Includes an examination of spatial patterns of topics such as population, migration, language, religion, culture, cooperation and conflict, natural resources, and political organization.

GEOG 105 is an introductory course that focuses on how the earth surface is visualized, explored, and analyzed in digital formats. It provides a systematic introduction of map‐based analytical approaches to understanding the Earth environment and human society. The topics

Mar 7, 2025 · Weekly labs will cover interdisciplinary environmental topics such as: climate change, earthquakes, fracking, species extinctions, and water resources. Students will use the scientific method to critically evaluate environmental controversies, explore the role of ethics in science, and learn to distinguish science from pseudo-science.

GEO 105 - Astronomy. 3 Credits. An introduction to general astronomy. Topics include: solar system, stellar energy, stellar evolution, galaxies, the universe and constellation identification. Three class hours.

GEO 105 at Syracuse University (SU) in Syracuse, New York. Survey of world, urban geography. Major concepts of human geography for non-specialists. Class Notes: Some seats reserved for Part time studentsAll unused reserved seats will be released on the first day of classes.

TEXTBOOK: Dynamic Earth (GEO-105) Custom published by McGraw Hill (Cost ~ $60 new E-version about $50). COURSE DESCRIPTION The earth is a dynamic planet, constantly creating oceans and mountain ranges, accompanied by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.