Once the semester has begun you'll use Canvas, but until then, here's some information about the class.
You can find the syllabus at Geog 300 syllabus
If you're enrolled in section 10205 or 12452, the entire class is online and asynchronous (no set class times, no mandatory class meetings). Zoom sessions are optional.
The entire class is online. Each week you'll have reading assignments, videos to watch, discussion posts, and quizzes to take. Exams will be online as well.
The course textbook is Geosystems Core. Buy, rent, find a PDF on the internet somewhere. Do whatever is cheapest. There's only one edition, and it's the least expensive physical geography text out there. I'll put the first two chapters on Canvas so you don't need to stress about getting the textbook before your financial aid comes in.
Your first assignment is due January 17th.
If you have not used Canvas, the district's learning management software, I highly recommend signing up for the tutorial self-paced class. While you won't be able to access THIS class in Canvas until Saturday Saturday August 20th, you can get started on the tutorial class NOW: https://lrccd.instructure.com/enroll/LY89B6
Here are some cool geography links in case you can't wait for the semester to start:
Here's a playlist of some introductory videos about geography: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLksMcZdaPcZ352Pj8oQiVzbxsaYbW4ekV
https://earth.nullschool.net/ Animated real-time map of wind/temperature/clouds. Go play around with it.
https://www.google.com/earth/ Click on the button that says "Launch Earth" in the lower left. It will open a new tab and you can use Google Earth without installing anything.
https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/#/%3F/%3F/38.4843/-121.48/10 Real-time fire map. Legend button is in the lower left, options are upper left.