The Field Guide to Geology - Softcover

David Lambert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816065101 ISBN 13: 9780816065103

Publisher: Checkmark Publishing, 2006

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.

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Review:

"An...enjoyable introductory earth science book. Highly recommended..."

About this edition

• Publisher: Checkmark Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0816065101
• ISBN 13: 9780816065103
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304