Credit Hours:3 Lecture Hours:3 Contact Hour Total:48 Introduction to the concepts which provide a foundation for continued study of geography. Includes the different elements of natural environment as related to human activities, modes of living, and map concepts. Essentials of physical geography: the Earth, its atmosphere (weather and climate), land forms and processes, soils, and biogeography (plant and animal life). Prerequisite(s): A student must be college ready in reading according to TSI college-ready standards. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course