Earth
Then and Now
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-697-13622-0 (ISBN)
Description
This edition has been updated and revised to incorporate equal coverage of both physical and historical geology. It features: expanded discussion of dinosaurs in a chapter entitled "Mesozoic Life"; a new chapter, "The Proterozoic", which contains a thorough discussion of the origin of life; revised discussion of the solar system has been combined with "The Archean" to provide fundamental background information on the origin of the planet; and coverage of volcanic activity, earthquakes, coastal erosion and hazards, flooding, water supply, and landslides and human activities.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Dubuque, IA
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-697-13622-0 (9780697136220)
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Content
Introducing the Earth. Part 1 Physical geology - Earth materials and processes: minerals; igneous rocks and processes, volcanoes; weathering, soil, sediment and sedimentary rocks; metamorphism and metamorphic rocks; plate tectonics; earthquakes, seismic waves and the Earth's interior; the continental crust; ocean basins, coastal processes; streams; groundwater and water resources; landslides and mass wasting; ice, wind and climate. Part 2 Historical geology - time and theevolution of the Earth: geological time; fossils and evolution; the Archean; the Proterozoic; the earlt Proterozoic; the late Proterozoic; the Mesozoic; Mesozoic life; the Cenozoic. Part 3 Looking to the future - Earth resources: mineral resources. Appendices: mineral and rock identification; fossil phyla; representative localities; unit conversions.