The tools that you'll find on this site include:

• ON-LINE QUIZZES   Understanding the Concepts tests your fundamental comprehension of the terms and topics presented in each chapter. Applying the Concepts elicits critical thinking and tests how well you can employ the concepts. Visualizing Geology utilizes art to test your understanding of how processes and concepts interrelate.
  The on-line quizzes are automatically graded and the Results Reporter provides feedback for each question. Your instructor may ask you to submit your grade via e-mail.

• DESTINATIONS   Accurate and dependable links to the best geology sites on the Web. Researched and annotated by geology instructors and organized by topic and chapter, the Destinations give you a running head start on research and exploration outside the book, lecture hall, and lab.

• NET SEARCH   A list of key terms compiled from Introduction to Environmental Geology and, at your command, automatically linked to the best Web search engines to speed you along in your research.

• REGIONAL UPDATES   Recent USGS Fact Sheets covering various aspects of the geologic environment in your neighborhood.

  AND MORE!   To begin, use the menu above to select a chapter.