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9780538494533

GEOL (with Earth Science CourseMate with eBook Printed Access Card and Virtual Field Trips in Geology)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780538494533

  • ISBN10:

    0538494530

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-03-01
  • Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Summary

Created through a student-tested, faculty-approved" review process with over 70 students and faculty, GEOL, First Edition, is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners at a value-based price. This streamlined yet comprehensive text focuses on the core concepts of physical geology, including strong coverage of systems and plate tectonics, while also devoting three chapters to historical geology to give students a complete overview of all facets of introductory geology. This reader-friendly, visually striking text brings geology to life even for non-science majors, providing the knowledge and understanding they need to build on their natural curiosity about the landscapes around them, as well as the environmental and resource issues they encounter in the news. GEOL, First Edition, offers a thorough and effective introduction to geology that will help students appreciate the importance of physical geology and its relevance to their everyday lives.

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
Volcanoes and Volcanism
Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks
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 Wind and Deserts
Shorelines and Shoreline Processes
Geologic Time: Concepts and Principals
Earth History
Life History
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