(1) = Credit/No Credit only (2) = Credit/No Credit at student’s option 136 OXNARD COLLEGE CATALOG 2005-2006 
GEOGRAPHY 
Career Opportunities 
B.A. Level 
(All careers require a bachelors or advanced degree) 
Aerial Photo Interpreter Cartographer 
Demographer Economic Geographer 
Environmental Impact Analyst Regional Analyst 
Faculty 
Full-Time Part-Time 
Christiane Mainzer James Craine 
Thomas O'Neil Meredith Leonard 
Geography Courses 
GEOG R101—Elements of Physical Geography 3 units 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Physical geography as a spatial study investigates the "human/ 
environment" interaction process incorporating the elements of the 
atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Global 
environmental issues will also be reviewed. (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU (CAN: GEOG 2) 
GEOG R101L—Physical Geography Lab 1 unit 
Prerequisites: GEOG R101 (may be concurrent) or equivalent. 
3 hours lab weekly 
Laboratory to accompany GEOG R101. Introduction to earth-sun relationships, 
interpretation of area maps, applied methods of 
measurement, and descriptive analysis of the physical landscape, including 
landforms, climate, soils, and vegetation. (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU 
GEOG R102—World Cultural Geography 3 units 
3 hours lecture weekly 
This course introduces the regional approach to the study of human 
geography and the world's major culture realms. Interpreting the 
cultural landscape employs the essential concepts in a geographic 
survey of the world in spatial terms, places and regions, the physical 
environment, and society and environment interaction. (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU (CAN: GEOG 4) 
GEOG R103—Introduction to Weather and 
Climate 3 units 
3 hours lecture weekly 
An introduction to the earth's atmosphere, the methods employed in 
analyzing and understanding weather phenomena are investigated. 
Global changes in climate patterns and human modification and impact 
of weather systems are also examined. (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU 
GEOG R104—Geography of California 3 units 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Examines physical and cultural environment of California’s diverse 
landscapes, including climate, vegetation, natural resources, economic 
activities, and settlement in the Golden State. Special emphasis given 
to the Oxnard Plain. (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU