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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... soil and contribute to its fertility . Soil is also an important filter for much of the water that enters rivers and lakes . Different types of soils support different ecosystems . Knowledge of these soil types allows people to ...
... soil and contribute to its fertility . Soil is also an important filter for much of the water that enters rivers and lakes . Different types of soils support different ecosystems . Knowledge of these soil types allows people to ...
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... soil's TROPICAL AND MID - LATITUDES Young soils DISTRIBUTION Widely distributed , except in polar regions . Most extensive in Europe and the floodplains of large rivers , such as the Ganges AREA 4.95 million square miles ( 12.8 million ...
... soil's TROPICAL AND MID - LATITUDES Young soils DISTRIBUTION Widely distributed , except in polar regions . Most extensive in Europe and the floodplains of large rivers , such as the Ganges AREA 4.95 million square miles ( 12.8 million ...
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... soils and have long been used by humans for growing crops . Today , they are MOLLISOL PROFILE This section through a grassland soil reveals the humus - rich , dark A horizon interwoven with grass roots . cultivated to grow many of the ...
... soils and have long been used by humans for growing crops . Today , they are MOLLISOL PROFILE This section through a grassland soil reveals the humus - rich , dark A horizon interwoven with grass roots . cultivated to grow many of the ...
Contents
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