Table of Contents

Section One Foundations1 An Overview of Our Planetary Environment2 Rocks and Minerals—A First LookSection Two Internal Processes3 Plate Tectonics4 Earthquakes5 VolcanoesSection Three Surface Processes6 Streams and Flooding7 Coastal Zones and Processes8 Mass Movements9 Ice and Glaciers, Wind and Deserts10 Climate—Past, Present, and Future Section Four Resources11 Water as a Resource12 Soil as a Resource13 Mineral and Rock Resources14 Energy Resources—Fossil Fuels15 Energy Resources—Alternative SourcesSection Five Waste Disposal, Pollution, and Health16 Waste Disposal17 Water Pollution18 Air PollutionSection Six Other Related Topics19 Environmental Law and Policy20 Land-Use Planning and Engineering GeologyAppendix A Geologic Time, Geologic Process RatesAppendix B Introduction to Topographic and Geologic Maps and Remotely Sensed ImageryAppendix C Mineral and Rock Identification

About the Author

Carla Montgomery is a professor at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.