The Earth: Introduction to Physical Geology - Hardcover

Lutgens, Frederick K.; Tarbuck, Edward J.

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9780024190123: The Earth: Introduction to Physical Geology

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0024190128 ISBN 13: 9780024190123

Publisher: Macmillan USA, 1992

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For courses in Physical Geology.

This #1 book has a brand new supplements package that will make teaching the course easier than ever. Pairing a great revision with the most compelling educational media available brings to life the Seventh Edition of this best-selling text. A text-dedicated Website, new GEODe III CD-ROM (included with every copy of the text!), and more provide complete state-of-the-art multimedia. Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, Seventh Edition retains the hallmark professors have come to expect from Tarbuck and Lutgens―a student-friendly writing style, coverage of the most recent geologic events, and carefully crafted, accurate, and appealing illustrations by the leading geologic illustrator, Dennis Tasa.

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The text covers: environmental issues; soil erosion; shoreline erosion problems; environmental consequences of burning fossil fuels; the formation and composition of igneous rocks; the origin of magma; Andean-type orogenesis; earthquake prediction; plate tectonics and other basic topics.

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An Introduction to Physical Geology, Seventh Edition, offers students the resources they need to maximize their study of physical geology.

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