Cartography, Landforms and Landform Analysis Shoreline Community
College (Two Year College) Geography 205 is an introductory
course to physical geography. This course, the first of a two
course series (the other is Geography 206: Weather, Climate and
Ecosystems) for Physical Geography at Shoreline Community
College. The course focuses on the formal study of the earth's
surface and the various physical systems that interact with, and
shape, its surface. Particular attention is given to the earth's
landforms, including formation processes, interpretation and
representation. These topics will be presented within the
context of a global, North American and local (Pacific Northwest
and the Puget Sound) perspective. In addition to the emphasis
placed on map interpretation, some emphasis is also placed on
graphic and statistical data interpretation. 1) Students should
be able to use the tools and working terminology of physical
geographers. 2) Students should be able to locate and interpret
types of landforms that a