SUPPLEMENTSDigital Content Manager (DCM) CD-ROM
This indispensable supplement is a set of digital visual resources that offers instructors the freedom to use any piece of line art, photo, or table from the textbook, along with a number of additional resources (over 100 animations and dozens of new photos not printed in the text), to customize classroom presentations.Instructor’s Testing and Resource CD-ROM
This cross-platform CD-ROM provides a computerized test bank utilizing McGraw-Hill's EZ Test software to quickly create customized exams. The user-friendly program allows instructors to sort questions by format; edit existing questions or add new ones; and scramble questions for multiple versions of the same test.Transparencies
A set of 100 transparencies is available to users of the text. These acetates include key figures from the text, including new art from this edition.Online Learning Center (http://www.mhhe.com/montgomery7)
This comprehensive website offers numerous resources for both students and instructors.Student Resources - Everything you need in one place:
Practice quizzing
Additional readings
Study tools
Guide to electronic research
Regional perspectives (case studies)
Animations of geologic concepts
Career information
Access Science (offers the advantage of an online, interactive encyclopedia)
Instructor Resources - In addition to all of the above, you’ll receive:
Answers to review questions
Class activities
Geo-medicine content
PowerPoint lectures
Interactive world maps
CPS (Classroom Performance System) questions
PageOut (create your own course website)
PACKAGING OPPORTUNITIES
McGraw-Hill offers packaging opportunities that not only provide students with valuable course-related material, but also a substantial cost savings. Instructors, ask your McGraw-Hill sales representative for information on discounts and special ISBNs for ordering a package that contains one or more of the following:Laboratory Exercises in Environmental Geology by Blatt
These lab exercises focus on a broad range of environmental issues and also cover social issues relevant to environmental concerns and the effects of human interaction in geologic processes.Physical Geology Laboratory Manual 12e by Zumberge et al.
This manual features 30 exercises in which students study Earth materials, geologic interpretation of topographic maps, aerial photographs and Earth satellite imagery, structural geology, and plate tectonics and related phenomena.Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology 4e by Jones/Jones
This lab manual offers 17 exercises on geological methods, incorporating examples of the scientific method. The text also includes "In Greater Depth" problems, a more challenging probe into certain issues that are more quantitative in nature and require in-depth, critical thinking. These problems are unique to this type of manual.Exploring Environmental Science with GIS by Stewart et al
This short book provides a set of exercises aimed at students and instructors who are new to GIS, but are familiar with the Windows operating system. The exercises focus on improving analytical skills, understanding spatial relationships, and understanding the nature and structure of environmental data. Because the software used is distributed free of charge, this text is appropriate for courses and schools that are not yet ready to commit to the expense and time involved in acquiring other GIS packages.Annual Editions: Environment by Allen
This small text is a compilation of current articles that explore the global environment, the world's population, energy, the biosphere, natural resources, and pollution. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Environmental Issues by Goldfarb
This represents the arguments of leading environmentalists, scientists, and policymakers. The issues reflect a variety of viewpoints and are staged as "pro" and "con" debates. Topics are organized around four core areas: general philosophical and political issues, the environment and technology, disposing of wastes, and the environment and the future.Sources: Notable Selections in Environmental Studies, 2/e by Goldfarb
This volume brings together primary source selections of enduring intellectual value--classic articles, book excerpts, and research studies--that have shaped environmental studies and our contemporary understanding of it. The book includes carefully edited selections for the works of the most distinguished environmental observers, past and present. Selections are organized topically around the following major areas of study: energy, environmental degradation, population issues and the environment, human health and the environment, and environment and society.Student Atlas of Environmental Issues by Allen
The Student Atlas of Environmental Issues is an invaluable pedagogical tool for exploring the human impact on the air, waters, biosphere, and land in every major world region. This informative resource provides a unique combination of maps and data helping students understand the dimensions of the world's environmental problems and the geographical basis of these problems.You Can Make a Difference: Be Environmentally Responsible, 2/e by Getis
This book is organized around the three parts of the biosphere: land, water, and air. Each section contains descriptions of the environmental problems associated with that part of the biosphere. Immediately following each problem or "challenge" are suggested ways that individuals can help solve or alleviate them. This book has been written to provide the reader with some easy and practical ways to protect the Earth and to help understand why the task is so important.
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