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U.S. History Topics » Other History & Soc Studies » Natural Disasters

Geology at the U.S. Geological Survey
provides resource collections and maps for studying earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and other natural disasters, as well as rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earth's interior, fossils, coastal wetlands, deserts, the carbon cycle, climate change, and the solar system. Learn about the San Andreas fault system, the life cycle of a mineral deposit, fire ecology research, big floods in the U.S., and more. (U.S. Geological Survey)

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This map combines shaded relief and geology on a single map of the 48 states. It is a useful resource for discussing physiographic provinces within the conterminous U.S.

Tapestry of time and terrain

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