Earth
Then and Now
3rd Edition
Published on 1. October 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-697-28281-1 (ISBN)
Description
This second edition of the text aimed at introductory-level students has been updated and revized to incorporate equal coverage of both physical and historical geography. New topics include coverage of earthquake cycle theory and the global climate change.
More details
Edition
3rd 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
appendices, illustrations, photographs
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 234 mm
Weight
1490 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-697-28281-1 (9780697282811)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Physical geology: earth materials and processes; minerals; igneous rocks and processes - volcanoes; weathering, soil, sediment, and sedimentary rocks; metamorphism and metamorphic rocks; plate tectonic; earthquakes, seismic waves and the earth's interior; the continental crust; ocean bases, coastal processes; streams; groundwater and water resources; landslides and mass wasting; ice, wind and climate. Historical geology: time and evolution of Earth; geological time; fossils and evolution; the archean; the proterozoic; the mesozocic; mesozocic life; the cenozocic; looking to the future - earth resources; mineral resources.