Preface
Section I. Foundations
Chapter 1. Planet and Population: An Overview
Chapter 2. Rocks and Minerals-A First Look
Section II. Internal Processes
Chapter 3. Plate Tectonics
Chapter 4. Earthquakes
Chapter 5. Volcanoes
Section III. Surface Processes
Chapter 6. Streams and Flooding
Chapter 7. Coastal Zones and Processes
Chapter 8. Mass Movements
Chapter 9. Ice and Glaciers, Wind and Deserts
Chapter 10. Climate-Past, Present, and Future
Section IV. Resources
Chapter 11. Groundwater and Water Resources
Chapter 12. Weathering, Erosion, and Soil Resources
Chapter 13. Mineral and Rock Resources
Chapter 14. Energy Resources-Fossil Fuels
Chapter 15. Energy Resources-Alternative Sources
Section V. Waste Disposal, Pollution and Health
Chapter 16. Waste Disposal
Chapter 17. Water Pollution
Chapter 18. Air Pollution
Section VI. Other Related Topics
Chapter 19. Environmental Law and Policy
Chapter 20. Land-Use Planning and Engineering Geology
Appendix A. Geologic Time, Geologic Process Rates
Appendix B. Mineral and Rock Identification
Appendix C. Units of Measurement-Conversions
Glossary

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