Our Geologic Environment focuses on the interaction between humans and their physical environment.

Our Geologic Environment covers:

• environmental problems
• Earth's raw materials (minerals and rocks)
• soil, water, and air

Contents

1. The Environmental Problems We Face
2. Minerals and Rocks
3. Soils—Our Most Important Natural Resource
4. Soil Problems—Erosion and Pollution
5. Slope Stability and Landslides
6. Clean Water
7. Streams and Floods
8. Water Quality and Pollution
9. Solid Waste
10. Shorelines, Erosion, Wetlands, and Pollution
11. Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
12. Volcanoes and Eruptions
13. Nonfuel Mineral Resources and the Environment
14. Energy from Fossil Fuels
15. Energy from Alternative Sources
16. Energy from Nuclear Power
17. Our Air and Its Quality

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