IT PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF EARTH SCIENCES, ILLUSTRATING THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF GEOLOGY: THE FORM, MATERIALS, INTERNAL DYNAMICS, GEOLOGICAL CYCLES. IT PROVIDES THE BASIC TOOLS FOR READING AND INTERPRETATION OF GEOLOGICAL MAPS AT DIFFERENT SCALES. IT PROVIDES THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO INTERPRET THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. IT PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO NATURAL HAZARDS, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT