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The Earth and Its Changing Surface: (Vol 12 World Geography S.)

The Earth and Its Changing Surface: (Vol 12 World Geography S.)


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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1; page A violent and unpredictable world 5; Records of change in the rocks 6; How the Earth first changed 6; Change in the landscape 8; The story of rocks in the landscape 8; The Earth's rocks 8; Landscapes of mountain-building 10; Why mountains remain tall 11; Rapid change 12; Landscapes of hard and soft rocks 12; Catastrophe: nature's way of change 14; An unchanging landscape? 14; What causes disasters? 16; Living with change 16; Land and sea that rises and falls 16; Catastrophes in a crowded world 18; Is there a safe place to live? 20; Changes that bring opportunities 20; Chapter 2; Earthquakes and volcanoes 23; Crust on the move 24; Faulted valleys and ridges 24; The Earth's moving plates 24; Landscapes of earthquakes 26; Volcanoes 28; The changing landscapes of the oceans 28; Volcanic eruptions 30; Volcanic cones 30; Types of volcanic eruption 30; The Pacific Ring of Fire 32; Types of volcanic landscape 32; Volcanic landscapes in change 34; Chapter 3; Rivers and valleys 37; Valley shaping 38; The river basin 38; How a river causes erosion 40; Shaping valleys 40; Changes from source to mouth 42; The story of change in a river bed 42; Floods and the floodplain 44; Waterfalls, rapids and gorges 44; Rivers and floodplains 46; Braids 46; Meanders 47; How landscapes change 48; Chapter 4; Coasts and coastlines 51; The beach 52; Landscapes of moving sand 52; Coastal landforms 52; The need for sand 54; Cliffs 54; Beaches 56; Chapter 5; Glacial valleys 59; How glaciers change the land 59; The landscape after glaciation 60; Glaciated valleys 60; Glossary 63; Index 64


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781869860882
  • Publisher: Atlantic Europe Publishing Co Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Atlantic Europe Publishing Co Ltd
  • Height: 286 mm
  • Series Title: Vol 12 World Geography S.
  • ISBN-10: 1869860888
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2002
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 64
  • Width: 230 mm


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