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Earth: Portrait of a Planet
Feature Articles
Part I Our Island in Space
- Interlude A: Paleomagnetism and Apparent Polar-wander Paths
Part II Earth Materials
- Interlude B: Rock Groups
- Up from the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks
- A Surface Veneer: Sediments, Soils, and Sedimentary Rocks
- Metamorphism: A Process of Change
- Interlude C: The Rock Cycle
Part III Tectonic Activity of a Dynamic Planet
- Interlude D: Seeing inside the Earth
Part IV History before History
- Interlude E: Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution
Part V Earth Resources
Part VI Processes and Problems at the Earth’s Surface
- Interlude F: Ever-changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle
- Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements
- Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water
- Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts
- A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater
- An Envelope of Gas: Earth’s Atmosphere and Climate
- Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts
- Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages
- Global Change in the Earth System