Atlas of Earth

by Stace, Alexa; Khng, Pauline; Dixon, Dougal

• ISBN13: 9780836825053
• ISBN10: 0836825055
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub

Summary

The Atlas Library provides an up-to-date look at the essential aspects of our world and the universe beyond. Each volume of this colorful, large-format, pictorial reference collection offers detailed text presented in bite-sized blocks for easy access to information. From the physical Earth and its inhabitants to the farthest reaches of space, fact-loaded text is punctuated with superb color photographs, satellite images, maps, diagrams, and drawings for more thorough comprehension. This series is also a valuable reference for both high-school teens and adults.

Table of Contents

PART ONE The Living Planet	10	(26)
Earth in Space	12	(2)
The Air Around Us	14	(2)
Earth Movements	16	(2)
Moving Plates	18	(2)
Volcano!	20	(2)
Spreading Rifts	22	(2)
Building Mountains	24	(2)
Shake, Rattle, and Roll	26	(2)
The Rock Story	28	(2)
Fallen Stars	30	(2)
Squashed Forests	32	(2)
Black Gold	34	(2)
PART TWO Earth in Action	36	(30)
Rivers	38	(2)
...Lakes	40	(2)
...and Deltas	42	(2)
Eroding Earth	44	(2)
Shifting Deserts	46	(2)
Polar Regions	48	(2)
Rivers of Ice	50	(2)
Frozen Earth	52	(2)
Moving Bands	54	(2)
Ocean Currents	56	(2)
El Nino	58	(2)
Seas and Tides	60	(2)
Changing Coasts	62	(2)
Coral Islands	64	(2)
PART THREE Unseen Forces	66	(14)
Global Weather	68	(2)
Clouds and Storms	70	(2)
Killer Winds	72	(2)
Marks of Man	74	(2)
Holes in the Sky	76	(2)
Soiled Waters	78	(2)
PART FOUR Snapshots of Our World	80	(10)
The Americas and the Eastern Pacific	82	(2)
Europe and Africa	84	(2)
Asia, Australia, and the Western Pacific	86	(2)
The North and South Poles	88	(2)
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Glossary	90	(4)
Additional Resources	94	(1)
Index	95