The Changing Earth Exploring Geology and Evolution
by Monroe, James S.; Wicander, ReedEdition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-02-14
Publisher(s): Brooks Cole
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Summary
THE CHANGING EARTH: EXPLORING GEOLOGY AND EVOLUTION is a leader in the Introductory Geology course. The fifth edition?s content is based on the best-selling texts PHYSICAL GEOLOGY: EXPLORING THE EARTH and HISTORICAL GEOLOGY: EVOLUTION OF EARTH AND LIFE THROUGH TIME, both written by James S. Monroe and Reed Wicander. Briefer than the previous edition and maintaining a consistent and clear writing style throughout, the text provides balanced coverage of physical and historical geology with engaging, real-life examples that draw you into the material. The fifth edition includes excellent illustrations, photographs, and maps that aid your understanding of this especially visual science. The book design presents the material in easily digestible chapters, with clear delineations between sections and well-placed artwork.
Table of Contents
| Understanding Earth: A Dynamic and Evolving Planet | |
| Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory | |
| Minerals--The Building Blocks of Rocks | |
| Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity | |
| Volcanism and Volcanoes | |
| Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rock | |
| Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks | |
| Earthquakes and Earth's Interior | |
| The Seafloor | |
| Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents | |
| Mass Wasting | |
| Running Water | |
| Groundwater | |
| Glaciers and Glaciation | |
| The Work of Winds and Deserts | |
| Shorelines and Shoreline Processes | |
| Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles | |
| Evolution--The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence | |
| Precambrian Earth and Life History | |
| Paleozoic Earth History | |
| Paleozoic Life History | |
| Mesozoic Earth and Life History | |
| Cenozoic Earth and Life History | |
| Physical and Historical Geology in Perspective | |
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