Henry David Thoreau (1817–62), U.S. philosopher, author, naturalist. Walden,"Spring" (1854).

We have books on your topics in the library, both in the stacks and in the reference room; do a keyword and subject search for your topic, and put it in quotation marks (e.g. "plate tectonics"); you should also look for general books on geography and earth science.  We have some on reserve for you.  As well, you should look at our online resources, including SIRS Researcher, Britannica 2000, and Worldbook 2000.

Many of your specific topics are not listed, yet you will find plenty of information on the other pages about all your topics.  Remember that you need to use at least 5 sources of three different types (remember to write a bibliography!) from books, magazines, the Internet, videos, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, and any others.

Also, you may want to take advantage of our trial subscription to EBSCO online.  However, you will have to do some digging here to find the kind of information you need.  Try the web pages first.

Finally, if you do your own search, you should use Yahoo! first (check their catagory for Geology and Geophysics), as it lists topics much more completely and accurately than if you use an open search engine like Google.

As always, if you need any help, please see me.  The list below is just to get you started; it is not complete.

Volcanoes

Earthquakes

Plate Tectonics

Effects of Erosion and Deposits

Eras and Earth History

Earth's Interior

Rocks and Minerals