This course focuses on the various landforms that make up terrain and the geomorphic processes that formed them. The first term will focus on minerals, classification and identification of rocks, plate tectonics and geologic time. The second term focuses on the geologic structure of Canada’s terrains with emphasis on the Canadian Shield, Prairies and Cordillera. The third term focuses on landform creation associated with weathering, mass-wasting, fluvial, glacial and aeolian processes. The ability to understand the local landscape of Canada by use of a conceptual models combined with the ability to read and interpret maps, aerial photos and other earth imagery are the major learning outcomes of this course.