Chapter 1: An Overview of Our Planetary Environment
Chapter 2: Rocks and Minerals – A First Look
Section 2: Internal Processes
Chapter 3: Plate Tectonics
Chapter 4: Earthquakes
Chapter 5: Volcanoes
Section 3: Surface Processes
Chapter 6: Streams and Flooding
Chapter 7: Coastal Zones and Processes
Chapter 8: Mass Movements
Chapter 9: Geology and Climate: Glaciers, Deserts, and Global Climate Trends
Section 4: Resources
Chapter 10: Water as a Resource
Chapter 11: Soil as a Resource
Chapter 12: Mineral and Rock Resources
Chapter 13: Energy Resources – Fossil Fuels
Chapter 14: Energy Resources – Alternative Sources
Section 5: Waste Disposal and Pollution
Chapter 15: Waste Disposal
Chapter 16: Water Pollution
Chapter 17: Air Pollution
Section 6: Other Related Topics
Chapter 18: Environmental Law
Chapter 19: Land-Use Planning and Engineering Geology
Appendix A: Geologic Time, Geologic Process Rates
Appendix B: Introdution to Topographic and Geologic Maps and Satellite Imagery
Appendix C: Mineral and Rock Identification
Appendix D: Units of Measurement – Conversions
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