Introduction to Human Geography: Certificate Program

Learn about human civilizations and cultures and earn an Introduction to Human Geography Certificate with this comprehensive course. Spend just a few weeks taking quizzes and watching video lessons to earn a certificate you can use to strengthen your online job profile or resume.

• Ch 1. Geologic Time
• Ch 2. Plate Tectonics
• Ch 3. Minerals and Rocks
• Ch 4. Rock Deformation and Mountain Building
• Ch 5. Earthquakes
• Ch 6. Volcanoes
• Ch 7. The Atmosphere
• Ch 8. Weather and Storms
• Ch 9. Glaciers
• Ch 10. Oceans
• Ch 11. Weathering and Erosion
• Ch 12. Water Balance
• Ch 13. Ground Water
• Ch 14. Running Water
• Ch 15. The Geography of Languages, Religions, and Material Culture
• Ch 16. The Origin and Dispersal of Humans and Culture
• Ch 17. Effects of Population on the Environment
• Ch 18. Domestication of Plants and Animals
• Ch 19. Geography of Land Resources
• Ch 20. Settlement Patterns
• Ch 21. Political Geography
• Ch 22. Impacts of Humans on the Environment
• Ch 23. Renewable Resources
• Ch 24. Nonrenewable Resources
• Ch 25. Environmental Sustainability
• Ch 26. Food and Agriculture
• Ch 27. Solid and Hazardous Waste
• Ch 28. Environmental Risk Analysis
• Ch 29. Ethical and Political Processes of the Environment
• Ch 30. Spatial Processes
• Ch 31. Modern Economic Systems
• Ch 32. Introduction to Human & Cultural Geography