EarthJames F. Luhr In the best-selling tradition of Smithsonian Animal, this extraordinary survey of our planet provides unrivaled insight into the forces and processes that formed our environment and which continue to influence its evolution. With thousands of breathtaking photographs and unique visual catalogues of the features and phenomena that take place on Earth--such as rocks, minerals, and mountains to tropical rainforests and the different types of clouds--Earth contains the most up-to-date ideas on how our world works, a compelling review on the health of the planet, and unbelievable images of the world's most stunning features. |
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James F. Luhr. MOUNTAINS AND VOLCANOES MOUNTAINS 106-09 Tectonic plates 142-53 Fault systems 172-93 Volcanoes Glaciers 262-81 Forests 302-321 Ocean tectonics 386-87 Mountain climates 457 Precipitation and clouds 466-73 MOUNTAINS ARE ROCK ...
James F. Luhr. MOUNTAINS AND VOLCANOES MOUNTAINS 106-09 Tectonic plates 142-53 Fault systems 172-93 Volcanoes Glaciers 262-81 Forests 302-321 Ocean tectonics 386-87 Mountain climates 457 Precipitation and clouds 466-73 MOUNTAINS ARE ROCK ...
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... mountain chain . EDUARD SUESS RIFT VALLEY steep fault scarps parallel faults The East African Rift is flanked by mountains , including volcanoes , that rise over 6,600 ft ( 2,000 m ) above the valley floor . Austrian geologist Eduard ...
... mountain chain . EDUARD SUESS RIFT VALLEY steep fault scarps parallel faults The East African Rift is flanked by mountains , including volcanoes , that rise over 6,600 ft ( 2,000 m ) above the valley floor . Austrian geologist Eduard ...
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... mountain goats 157 mountain gorillas 317 mountain lion ( cougar ) 157 , 309 mountain sheep 157 mountains 78 , 141–71 ; see also volcanoes Aconcagua 158 , 484 Alps 36 , 106 , 162-63 , 275 , 276 , 486 Altai Mountains 166 , 298 , 299 An ...
... mountain goats 157 mountain gorillas 317 mountain lion ( cougar ) 157 , 309 mountain sheep 157 mountains 78 , 141–71 ; see also volcanoes Aconcagua 158 , 484 Alps 36 , 106 , 162-63 , 275 , 276 , 486 Altai Mountains 166 , 298 , 299 An ...
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MANAGING EDITOR Amanda Lebentz | 6 |
THE EARTH IN SPACE | 43 |
THE ANATOMY OF THE EARTH | 53 |
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Africa Antarctica Arctic Asia ATLANTIC OCEAN atmosphere Australia basaltic Basin boundary calcite carbon cave China climate cloud coast COLOR COMPOSITION contain continental cool coral Corbis crater crust CRYSTAL SYSTEM deep deposits desert Earth Earth's surface earthquake east erosion eruptions Europe evaporation fault flows forest fossil glacier glacier TERMINUS grains grasslands Gulf heat ice sheet igneous rocks impact intrusions island Lake land landscape largest lava layers limestone LOCATION magma mantle MAXIMUM DEPTH metamorphic meteorite million square km million years ago minerals mountains North America northern northwest occurs oceanic crust PACIFIC OCEAN Pacific Plate percent plants Plateau produce pyroclastic flows rain rainfall rainforest range reefs region ridges Rift rise river sand sea level sediment sedimentary rocks soil solar South southeast southern species square miles Stratovolcano streams subduction tectonic plates temperature trees tropical TYPE valley volcanic warm weathering wetlands wind world's zone