TTC Geology - Earth and Ecology Collection


320p - Nature of Earth - An Introduction to Geology (2010) x265
01 Origin of the Universe
02 Origin of the Solar System
03 Continental Drift
04 Plate Tectonics
05 The Formation of Minerals
06 Classification of Minerals
07 The Identification of Minerals
08 Kinds of Rocks
09 Sedimentary Rocks
10 Metamorphic Rocks
11 Volcanic Activity
12 Phases of Volcanic Activity
13 The Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park
14 Mass Wasting - Gravity at Work
15 Mass Wasting Processes
16 Weathering
17 Soils and the Clay Minerals
18 Climate and the Type of Soils
19 Streams - The Major Agent of Erosion
20 Sculpting of the Landscape
21 Stream Erosion in Arid Regions
22 Ice Sculpts the Final Scene
23 Groundwater
24 The Production of Groundwater
25 Karst Topography
26 Groundwater Contamination
27 Rock Deformation
28 The Geologic Structures
29 Faults and Joints
30 Earthquakes
31 Damage from Earthquakes
32 Seismology
33 The Formation of Mountains
34 Orogenic Styles
35 Economic Geology of Coal
36 Economic Geology of Petroleum


360p - Earth at the Crossroads, Understanding the Ecology of a Changing Planet (2009) x265
01 - An Ecological Diagnosis of the Living Earth
02 - Humanity and the Tragedy of the Commons
03 - Ecology—Natural History to Holistic Science
04 - Ecology as a System—Presses and Pulses
05 - Climate and Habitat—Twin Ecological Crises
06 - Human Society as Ecological Driver
07 - Movement of Energy through Living Systems
08 - Humans as Energy Consumers
09 - Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems
10 - The Challenges of Waste and Disposal
11 - The Water Cycle and Climate
12 - Human Water Use and Climate Change
13 - Rain and Heat—Forces That Shape Climate
14 - The Ecology of Global Climate Change
15 - How Living Organisms Acquire Food
16 - The Ecological Consequences of Agriculture
17 - Food, Energy Flows, Biomagnification
18 - The Human Ecology of Biomagnification
19 - The Ecological Community as a Living Mosaic
20 - Wildlife Adaptation to Human Landscapes
21 - Biodiversity, Disturbance, Invasive Species
22 - Biodiversity Decline and Restoration Ecology
23 - Microevolution and Biological Variation
24 - Human Impacts on Ecological Space and Time
25 - Population Growth and Its Natural Limits
26 - The Human Shift to an Urban Lifestyle
27 - The Ecology of Dispersal and Migration
28 - Human Impacts on Animal Migration
29 - Ecology and Economy of Sex and Reproduction
30 - Cities and the Human Demographic Transition
31 - Coevolution among Species
32 - The Coevolution of Human Diseases
33 - Strategies for Reversing Ecosystem Decline
34 - Designing Spaces for Wildlife
35 - Toward Sustainable Urban Ecosystems
36 - Recovering Ecosystems—Hope for the Future
Earth at the Crossroads.pdf


360p - How the Earth Works (2012) x265
00 Prof Info
01 Geology's Impact on History
02 Geologic History—Dating the Earth
03 Earth's Structure—Journey to Earth's Center
04 Earth's Heat—Conduction and Convection
05 The Basics of Plate Tectonics
06 Making Matter—The Big Bang and Big Bangs
07 Creating Earth; Recipe for a Planet
08 The Rock Cycle—Matter in Motion
09 Minerals—The Building Blocks of Rocks
10 Magma—The Building Mush of Rocks
11 Crystallization—The Rock Cycle Starts
12 Volcanoes—Lava and Ash
13 Folding—Bending Blocks, Flowing Rocks
14 Earthquakes—Examining Earth's Faults
15 Plate Tectonics—Why Continents Move
16 The Ocean Seafloor—Unseen Lands
17 Rifts and Ridges—The Creation of Plates
18 Transform Faults—Tears of a Crust
19 Subduction Zones—Recycling Oceans
20 Continents Collide and Mountains Are Made
21 Intraplate Volcanoes—Finding the Hot Spots
22 Destruction from Volcanoes and Earthquakes
23 Predicting Natural Disasters
24 Anatomy of a Volcano—Mount St. Helens
25 Anatomy of an Earthquake - Sumatra
26 History of Plate Motions - Where and Why
27 Assembling North America
28 The Sun-Driven Hydrologic Cycle
29 Water on Earth - The Blue Planet
30 Earth's Atmosphere - Air and Weather
31 Erosion - Weathering and Land Removal
32 Jungles and Deserts - Feast or Famine
33 Mass Wasting - Rocks Fall Downhill
34 Streams - Shaping the Land
35 Groundwater - The Invisible Reservoir
36 Shorelines - Factories of Sedimentary Rocks
37 Glaciers - The Power of Ice
38 Planetary Wobbles and the Last Ice Age
39 Long-Term Climate Change
40 Short-Term Climate Change
41 Climate Change and Human History
42 Plate Tectonics and Natural Resources
43 Nonrenewable Energy Sources
44 Renewable Energy Sources
45 Humans - Dominating Geologic Change
46 History of Life - Complexity and Diversity
47 The Solar System - Earth's Neighborhood
48 The Lonely Planet - Fermi's Paradox
49 Credits
How the Earth Works.pdf