This content resource is a chapter from an online textbook provided by PhysicalGeography.net. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the Earth's surface features and the processes that shape them.

PhysicalGeography.net is an educational web portal that focuses on a specific area of knowledge known as Physical Geography. Physical Geography is a sub-discipline of two much larger fields of study - Geography and Earth Sciences. The main purpose of Physical Geography is to explain the spatial characteristics of the various natural phenomena associated with the Earth's hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere. (author/ts)

Career-technical teachers in Construction Technologies and Agricultural and Environmental Systems could use this site as a reference during a unit on Physical Geography. This resource acts as an online textbook and is easy to navigate for specific topics. For example, students studying different aggregate materials used in construction or environmental systems, could visit links that cover the different types of rocks. This is an excellent resource for teachers and/or students requiring background information on topics specific to Physical Geography. (author/cb)