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Earth: Portrait of a Planet
Geotours
Getting Started :
- If you haven’t done it already, download Google Earth™ and install it on your computer.
- If you haven’t done it already, download the Geotours.kmz file and save a copy to your desktop. (The Geotours.kmz file contains the Geotours for all chapters, so you only need to download this once!)
By downloading Geotours.kmz you acknowledge that it was created solely to accompany Steve Marshak's Earth: Portrait of a Planet and Essentials of Geology and is limited to use with only Steve Marshak's Earth: Portrait of a Planet and Essentials of Geology and may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means for any other purpose without the written permission of the publisher.
- Double-click the Geotours.kmz file and Google Earth™ will open automatically.
- In the left-hand sidebar you will see a Places menu, and in the Temporary Places folder you will see an EARTH_3e.kmz file. Double-click the file and you will see a list of Geotours for each chapter.
- Then open the Geotour folder you want to explore! If you’d like to read more about the features of Geotours see Using Geotours, or go to our Helpful Resources section.
- Prelude
Part I Our Island in Space
- Cosmology and the Earth
Geotour 1: Meteorite Impact Sites on Earth - Journey to the Center of the Earth
Geotour 2: The Variety of Earth’s Surface - Chapter 3 Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas
Geotour 3: Wegener’s Evidence
- Interlude A: Paleomagnetism and Apparent Polar-wander Paths
- The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics
Geotour 4: Plate Boundaries
Part II Earth Materials
- Chapter 5 Patterns in Nature: Minerals
Geotour 5: Diamond Mines - Up from the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks
Geotour 6: Exposures of Igneous Rocks - A Surface Veneer: Sediments, Soils, and Sedimentary Rocks
Geotour 7: Sedimentary Rocks and Environments - Metamorphism: A Process of Change
Geotour 8: Precambrian Metamorphic Terranes
- Interlude C: The Rock Cycle
Part III Tectonic Activity of a Dynamic Planet
- The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions
Geotour 9: Volcanic Features - A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes
Geotour 10: Seismically Active Faults*
*See also USGS Real-Time Earthquake and Plate Boundary Mapping in Google Earth™
- Interlude D: Seeing inside the Earth
- Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformations and Mountain Building
Geotour 11: Mountains and Structures
Part IV History before History
- Interlude E: Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution
- Deep Time: How Old Is Old?
Geotour 12: The Strata of the Colorado Plateau - A Biography of Earth
Geotour 13: Earth Has a History
Part V Earth Resources
- Chapter 14 Squeezing Power from a Stone: Energy Resources
Geotour 14: Sources of Energy - Chapter 15 Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources
Geotour 15: Large Open-Pit Mines
Part VI Processes and Problems at the Earth’s Surface
- Interlude F: Ever-changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle
- Chapter 16 Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements
Geotour 16: Examples of Landslides - Chapter 17 Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water
Geotour 17: Fluvial Landscapes - Chapter 18 Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts
Geotour 18: Landscapes of Oceans and Coasts - Chapter 19 A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater
Geotour 19: Evidence of Groundwater - Chapter 20 An Envelope of Gas: Earth’s Atmosphere and Climate
Geotour 20: Climate Belts of the Earth - Chapter 21 Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts
Geotour 21: Desert Landscapes - Chapter 22 Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages
Geotour 22: Glacial Landscapes - Chapter 23 Global Change in the Earth System
Geotour 23: Aspects of Global Change