1. Minerals: The Foundations of Society 2. Plate Tectonics and the Origins of Resources 3. Earth Resources Through History 4. Environmental Impacts of Resource Exploitation and Use 5. Energy From Fossil Fuels 6. Nuclear and Renewable Energy Sources 7. Abundant Metals 8. The Geochemically Scarce Metals 9. Fertilizer and Chemical Minerals 10. Building Materials and Other Industrial Minerals 11. Water Resources 12. Soil as a Resource 13. Future Resources