MHCC Geography

MHCC Geography MHCC/Mt Hood Community College Geography is located in the Social Science Division. We focus on bot

Geography Awareness Week is coming. This national event is designed to explain the many facets of Geography. It will b...
10/30/2022

Geography Awareness Week is coming. This national event is designed to explain the many facets of Geography. It will be held November 14th to 18th of 2022. More information will follow.

10/30/2022

Greetings! Next term (Winter 2023) we will be offering several classes: GEOG 105 - Introduction to Physical Geography; GEOG 106 - Introduction to World Regional Geography; GEOG 209 - The Geography of the Middle East and North Africa; plus GEOG 298 - Reading and Conference which is a term paper class (various topics). These will all be remote web courses except for a second section of GEOG 106. We hope to see you virtually this coming winter!

09/26/2022

The first day of class is under way! However, there is still time to sign up for classes until the end of next week. I hope you'll join us!

Do you want to learn all about the great state of Oregon? Then sign up for the online version of GEOG 206. We will exp...
09/08/2022

Do you want to learn all about the great state of Oregon? Then sign up for the online version of GEOG 206. We will explore such topics as the first Native American inhabitants, the later pioneers, our explosive geologic history, weather and climate, the state's political system, its main economic drivers, and the uniqueness of the various landscapes that are found around the state. We will also explore the history of the city of Portland and the past and present challenges that people of color have faced over the years in this part of the Pacific Northwest. I hope you'll be able to join us!

In GEOG 290 we explore both environmental problems and degradation, as well as ways to restore damaged landscapes. This...
09/08/2022

In GEOG 290 we explore both environmental problems and degradation, as well as ways to restore damaged landscapes. This is an especially important topic considering the issues that we are faced by such daunting topics as Climate Change. I hope you'll join us this fall as we look at issues from both a global and local perspective!

So what is Physical Geography? This is covered in GEOG 105 and it is all about the natural world. We learn about weath...
09/08/2022

So what is Physical Geography? This is covered in GEOG 105 and it is all about the natural world. We learn about weather and climate, including Climate Change; geology, including earthquakes and volcanoes; biology related to both plants and animals; and special areas of our world like oceans, deserts and the remaining ice covered areas on our planet. I hope that you'll consider joining us this fall!

09/08/2022

Greetings! New classes begin at MHCC on Monday September 26, 2022. In the Geography Department we are offering four courses: 1) GEOG 105 - Intro to Physical Geography Face to Face class MWF 10 to 10:50 am; 2) GEOG 206 - The Geography of Oregon fully online; 3) GEOG 290 - Environmental Problems and Restoration Face to Face class MW 12:49 to 2 pm and 4) GEOG 298 Reading and Conference self paced course. Let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at [email protected]

02/25/2022

Spring Term 2022 will begin on Monday March 28, 2022. All of our Geography classes will be online. The list of classes for spring are as follows: GEOG 107 - Intro to Human Geography; GEOG 205 - Geography of the Pacific Rim; GEOG 270 - Criminology and the Geography of Crime. We hope you will join us this spring!

11/08/2021

The Winter Term 2022 textbooks are as follows: GEOG 106 - Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts 18th Edition ISBN: 978-1-119-60736-6 Plus Goode's World Atlas 23rd Edition ISBN: 978-0-13-386464-9; GEOG 209 - The Middle East Today: Political, Geographical and Cultural Perspectives 2nd Edition ISBN 978-0-415-78244-9 Plus Goode's World Atlas 23rd Edition ISBN: 978-0-13-386464-9. See the MHCC Bookstore Webpage for more details.

Greetings! We will be offering several classes in Geography this coming Winter Term. They are as follows: GEOG 106 - I...
11/07/2021

Greetings! We will be offering several classes in Geography this coming Winter Term. They are as follows: GEOG 106 - Introduction to World geography, GEOG 209 - Geography of the Middle East and North Africa and GEOG 265 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. Registration is now open and we hope you'll join us next term!

Greetings! Just a quick reminder that we are offering 3 classes in Geography this coming Fall Term 2021 at MHCC. They ...
09/14/2021

Greetings! Just a quick reminder that we are offering 3 classes in Geography this coming Fall Term 2021 at MHCC. They are as follows: GEOG 105 - Introduction to Physical Geography (this class covers climate & climate change: plant & animal biology; geology; climatology; and special topics related to coastal processes, glaciation and deserts); GEOG 208 - The Geography of the US and Canada; and GEOG 290 - Environmental Problems and Restoration. These courses will all be offered fully online through the MHCC Blackboard System. Questions? Email Dr. Chris Gorsek at [email protected] We hope you'll join us!

07/21/2021

Greetings! The textbooks for GEOG 208 this fall are as follows: Book 1) Birdsall, Stephen S, Jon C Malinowski and Wiley C Thompson. 2017. Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada, Eighth Edition, John Wiley, ISBN 978-1-118-79034-2. Book 2) Botting, Christian (Veregin). 2017. Goode’s World Atlas, 23rd Edition, Hoboken, NJ: Pearson. ISBN 978-0-13-386464-9.

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