World Geomorphology deals with the large scale relief features of the earth and shows how these are related to the major segments of the earth's crust known as lithospheric plates. The aim of the book is to convey an understanding of the earth's major relief features and to present a subdivision of the earth's surface in provinces which have had similar geological or geomorphological history. The book starts by presenting the reader with the basic geological column and the means of subdividing the landscape into areas with a common origin and developmental history, and gives an explanation of the basic principles of plate tectonics. The continental and oceanic areas of each lithospheric plate are then described: successive chapters deal with the African Plate, American plate, Antarctic plate, Asian plate, the European plate and the Pacific plate, indicating the regional geomorphological features after a brief geological introduction. This encyclopedic volume will provide a valuable reference for students of geology and geography.
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"The book is packed with factual information and is very concisely written." Colin R. Thorne, Geology Magazine
"The principal value of World Geomorphology will be as a quick reference for university-level teachers and students on the influence of geologic factors on regional landforms for any location on Earth. It will be useful in teaching regional geography courses where a reference is needed to generate more detailed background information on the physical setting. When presenting remotely sensed imagery of regional landforms in the teaching of physical geography or geomorphology, World Geomorphology will serve as an interpretive aid." Richard A. Marston, Journal of Geography
"The principal value of World Geomorphology will be as a quick reference for university-level teachers and students on the influence of geologic factors on regional landforms for any location on Earth. It will be useful in teaching regional geography courses where a reference is needed to generate more detailed background information on the physical setting. When presenting remotely sensed imagery of regional landforms in the teaching of physical geography or geomorphology, World Geomorphology will serve as an interpretive aid." Richard A. Marston, Journal of Geography
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Large scale relief features of the earth are emphasized to reveal how they are related to the major segments of the earth's crusts, known as lithospheric plates.
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Terrible book unless you're only interested in North American regions,
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This book is horrible, I used it as a source for one of my geology presentations and all the information I got from it concerning the Arabian plate was wrong. Several of my classmates used it too because they, like I, thought we had found the perfect book. The professor came up to us individually and let us know we all had severely wrong statements in our presentations. I suggest that if you buy this book, you should cross check EVERYTHING with multiple sources. Which kind of defeats the purpose of buying the book in the first place.
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great great book,
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This is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in geomorphology. A great overview of mega-landforms around the world, what used to be characterized as "physiography"; geomorphology at a coarse, broad scale. Where are the mountains ranges, plateaus, and plains regions of the world? This book answers those questions, providing explanations for these broad patterns across the globe (plate tectonics, etc). Great great book. Great!
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An inspection of the globe immediately reveals an imbalance of areas of land and sea and the almost infinite variation of shape and relief forms which characterise the continental and oceanic areas (Figure 1.1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
continental terminal deposits, major physiographic divisions, world geomorphology, old mountain belts, geomorphological provinces, karstic features, alpine folding, similar geological history, basement complex, continental intercalaire, alpine orogeny, spreading centre, been infilled, new sea floor, depositional plains, low plateaux, alpine highlands, fluvioglacial deposits, planation surface, strata crop, flysch deposits, plateau surface, rocks crop, strong folding, summit surface Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, North America, New Guinea, Black Sea, Red Sea, North Sea, New Zealand, Great Lakes, New England, Hudson Bay, Massif Central, San Andreas, Blue Nile, Grand Canyon, Lake Baikal, Mediterranean Sea, Sierra Nevada, Solar System, Bay of Bengal, Cape Verde, Lake Eyre, Lake Ontario, Tien Shan, Upper Palaeozoic, British Isles New!
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An inspection of the globe immediately reveals an imbalance of areas of land and sea and the almost infinite variation of shape and relief forms which characterise the continental and oceanic areas (Figure 1.1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
continental terminal deposits, major physiographic divisions, world geomorphology, old mountain belts, geomorphological provinces, karstic features, alpine folding, similar geological history, basement complex, continental intercalaire, alpine orogeny, spreading centre, been infilled, new sea floor, depositional plains, low plateaux, alpine highlands, fluvioglacial deposits, planation surface, strata crop, flysch deposits, plateau surface, rocks crop, strong folding, summit surface Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, North America, New Guinea, Black Sea, Red Sea, North Sea, New Zealand, Great Lakes, New England, Hudson Bay, Massif Central, San Andreas, Blue Nile, Grand Canyon, Lake Baikal, Mediterranean Sea, Sierra Nevada, Solar System, Bay of Bengal, Cape Verde, Lake Eyre, Lake Ontario, Tien Shan, Upper Palaeozoic, British Isles New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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