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THE FIELD GUIDE TO GEOLOGY
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| By: |
David Lambert |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0816065101 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780816065103 |
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| Publisher: |
FACTS ON FILE INC |
| Pub. date: |
15 December, 2006 |
| Edition: |
Revised edition |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
Features graphics and simple field-guide procedures to guide hikers through the great outdoors. This book features 200 two-color illustrations, graphs and tables, and covers key rudiments of geology. It covers such topics as Air currents; Composition; Desertification; Greenhouse effect; Ice changes; Seismic activity; Tides; Waterflow; and more. |
| Synopsis: |
This is an essential field guide for geology lovers. Written by a team of eminent geologists and educators, "The Field Guide to Geology, New Edition" features clear graphics and simple field-guide procedures to guide hikers through the great outdoors. A revised and updated edition of a best-seller, this helpful resource offers readers ready access to the subject. This new edition features 200 new, two-color illustrations (more than 750 in all), updated graphs and tables, as well as two new chapters titled "Monitoring the Earth's Changes" and "Geologists of Note." This volume's lucid, easy-to-follow text covers all the key rudiments of geology and will provide nature lovers with a useful reference to various geological phenomena. The topics covered include: Air currents; Composition; Desertification; Greenhouse effect; Ice changes; Seafloor profiling; Seismic activity; Submersibles; Tides; Waterflow; and more. |
| Illustrations: |
750 illustrations, line drawings, & maps, index, further reading, charts & |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Checkmark Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |