This document provides an overview of geology and earth resources, including tectonic processes, rock types, the rock cycle, economic geology, environmental effects of resource extraction, mining reclamation, conserving resources, and geological hazards. It describes the layers of the earth, plate tectonics, rock formation processes, important rock and mineral resources, effects of mining and methods of reclamation, recycling and substituting materials to conserve resources, and natural hazards like earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides.