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GEOG 205Landscape Dynamics

Units
0.50
Faculty
Environment
Subject
Geography and Environmental Management

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course provides an understanding of the foundational principles of geomorphology, and how climatological, hydrological, and ecological processes shape landscape evolution. The role of these processes in shaping the landscape and the influence of land use change will be explored.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • EARTH121 - Introductory Earth Sciences (0.50)
      • EARTH123 - Introductory Hydrology (0.50)
      • GEOG102 - Changing Physical Environments (0.50)
    • Obtained all of the following milestones: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Milestone

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0015701120 / 120Th 10:30–12:20
LAB 101570230 / 30W 08:30–10:20
LAB 102570529 / 30W 10:30–12:20
LAB 103570330 / 30W 12:30–14:20
LAB 104570431 / 30W 14:30–16:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

95% liked it83% easy68% useful

From 21 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • One of my favourite courses so far. Labs are genuinely interesting and the content was broad and applicable. Quinn was a great instructor and I enjoyed his lectures. Definitely recommended.

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  • Great course. Great prof. Easy content. Little work and simple labs. This is what all courses should strive to be like. No midterm, so the final was a bit more content-heavy but it was not difficult at all (I attended all lectures). Also leads super well into other courses of physical geography.

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  • Professor Popovic is a great professor. She's very chill and presents the information in a way that is easy to understand. She's also very accommodating to students who have heavy courseloads from other classes. The labs are given 2-3 weeks to complete. The courseload is very manageable for this class: 3 research article papers, two in-person and three online labs, and one final exam.

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  • Really interesting labs, regular content is not as interesting though, and can be somewhat repetitive of other courses.

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  • Pretty interesting course, a fair bit of memorization involved but overall not too bad.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

One post or comment in 1 thread mentions GEOG 205, June 2020 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2020

Water related courses and research 6 points, 7 comments

“I'm an undergrad planning student and I've realized that I'm really passionate about water and hydrology related studies (ex./ watershed management, looking at the relationship between water supplies …”

u/comeswithdrink: “There is geog 201 (might be geog 205 or something now) it’s about fluvial geogmorphology and focuses a lot on river processes I found it really interesting! …”

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