GEO-105 Geology (also listed as PHY-105 within SNHU's catalog) covers foundational geology topics including plate tectonics and geological landforms, rocks and minerals, Earth systems and cycles, geohazards and natural disasters, and climate change and sea level rise, using Google Earth-based exercises to analyze real geological features.
A shared foundational science course
The course's cross-listing as both GEO-105 and PHY-105 reflects that foundational geology content serves multiple programs at SNHU, similar to other parallel-numbering patterns found across SNHU's catalog.
Real-world geological feature analysis
GEO-105 uses Google Earth-based exercises to analyze actual geological features, grounding foundational geology concepts in genuine, observable real-world examples rather than abstract textbook diagrams alone.
Key topics in GEO105
- Plate tectonics and geological landforms
- Rocks and minerals
- Earth systems and cycles
- Geohazards and natural disasters
- Climate change and sea level rise
- Google Earth-based geological analysis
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Worked example: Google Earth revealing plate tectonics in action
- Abstract diagram: A textbook illustration of tectonic plate boundaries
- Google Earth exploration: Actually navigating to and examining real tectonic boundary features, like a mountain range formed by plate collision
- Lesson: GEO-105 teaches that connecting geological concepts to genuine, explorable real-world features builds deeper understanding than abstract diagrams alone
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Frequently asked questions
This dual listing reflects SNHU's broader pattern of maintaining parallel course numbers for genuinely shared foundational content across different programs — in this case, foundational geology content likely serves both a Geography/Geosciences pathway and a Physics/Science general education pathway under two different catalog numbers. This mirrors the same parallel-numbering pattern already documented across many other SNHU subjects (Accounting, Marketing, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science), where identical content serves multiple programs efficiently.
Textbook diagrams present geological concepts like plate tectonics or landform features in simplified, idealized form, while Google Earth allows students to actually explore and examine real, specific geological features anywhere on the planet, connecting abstract concepts to genuine, observable examples. GEO-105 uses this tool because directly exploring real geological features builds more concrete, lasting understanding than studying idealized textbook diagrams alone.