All rights reserved. Associate of Arts Degree Geography means, from its Greek origin, to describe the earth. It is the scientific description, analysis, and explanation of spatial variations of the earth, answering questions of location and place. Physical geography describes all phenomena of land, sea, and air at the surface of the earth. It focuses on processes that influence surface events, involving energy systems and environmental subsystems and materials.
Cultural geography is the scientific study of the human-land relationship.
It explores how humans impact the land, sea, and air and how they are influenced by the same. Students may complete deficiencies concurrently with the beginning courses in the program. Students not meeting a course prerequisite must have instructor permission to enroll.