Table of Contents

Section One Foundations

1 An Overview of Our Planetary Environment

2 Rocks and Minerals -- A First Look

Section Two Internal Processes

3 Plate Tectonics

4 Earthquakes

5 Volcanoes

Section Three Surface Processes

6 Streams and Flooding

7 Coastal Zones and Processes

8 Mass Movements

9 Geology and Climate: Glaciers, Deserts, and Global Climate Trends

Section Four Resources

10 Water as a Resource

11 Soil as a Resource

12 Mineral and Rock Resources

13 Energy Resources -- Fossil Fuels

14 Energy Resources -- Alternative Sources

Section Five Waste Disposal, Pollution, and Health

15 Waste Disposal

16 Water Pollution

17 Air Pollution

Section Six Other Related Topics

18 Environmental Law

19 Land-Use Planning and Engineering Geology

Appendix A Geologic Time, Geologic Process Rates

Appendix B Introduction to Topographic and Geologic Maps and Remotely Sensed Imagery

Appendix C Mineral and Rock Identification