Explores how various Earth processes create hazards for humans in different regions. Topics may include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, floods, landslides, hurricanes, drought, famine and disease. Lectures will focus on: the causes of dangerous natural events, how the physical geography of a region affects its vulnerability, historic human impacts, and how people in different regions perceive and mitigate risk from these events.
This course may not be repeated for credit.
Antirequisite(s)
- Credit for Geography 311 and 397.07 will not be allowed.
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