ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LANDFORMS AND OTHER GEOLOGIC FEATURES
Book 1 of Lithology
Language: English
38.01.00=General Geology 38.15.00=Lithology 38.17.00=Tectonics 39.23.00=Country Geography ENCYCLOPEDIA Lithology abrasive scouring acre hectare action adding element air alfred wegener alluvial fan american southwest area atmospheric administration august basin beach beneath birds foot books calcium carbonate canyon cape cod carbon dioxide carbonic acid caribbean sea cave caves central lagoon chemical weathering circular trip cliff coast coastal collapsed constant motion constantly changing continental continental margin continental margins continental shelf continental slope continuous motion convection current coral coral bleaching coral reef coralreef gov corbis corporation crust current current produced deep delta deposited desert desert creating desert features desert usa downward-curving fold dry dune earth earths history earths interior edge encyclopedia landforms encyclopedia landforms geologic encyclopedia landforms geologic features erosion evaporates leaving extreme heat fanlike deposit fault feature features flash flood flat-topped hill floor flow foot foot meter force force acting form formation formed fossil fuel gander academy geologic geologic features geological geological survey geological wonders geology geophysics university getty images glacier gov gradual wearing gradually flooded gravitational attraction great great plains high himalayan mountains horizontal bench horizontal distance html august human activity inch centimeter indentation produced indian oceans internal structure island kalahari desert karst parks kilometer lake land landforms landforms geologic landforms geologic features landscape landslides large chamber layer level lie living organism longshore drift margarita bowen margin material meter microscopic organism mile kilometer mineral mountain movement national native people natural history ocean panamint mountains parks meet passive margin photograph reproduced planet plate plateau plates large press pressure exerted profile suggesting pronounced publications range reef revolutionary idea ring-shaped collection rise river rivers rock sand scenery revised scientists estimate sea sediment september shaped sharp drop-off shelf shore short distance slip face slope soda pop soda straw sonoran desert south-central kentucky square square kilometer steep steeply sloped stream surface surrounding landscape tectonic force tide time turbidity current type unique property university upward-curving fold uxl encyclopedia valley volcanic activity volcano volcanoes wall water wave wind www gale www geosites year york zawitsgeology htm
Published: Dec 31, 2003
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"Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features", Rob Nagel U•X•L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features, Rob Nagel Project Editor, Diane Sawinski; Permissions, Lori Hines Imaging and Multimedia, Robyn Young; Product Design, Michelle DiMercurio Composition, Evi Seoud; Manufacturing, Rita Wimberley (c)2004 by U•X•L. U•X•L is an imprint of The Gale Group, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. U•X•L(r) and Thomson Learning(tm) are registered trademarks used herein under license. For more information, contact: The Gale Group, Inc. 27500 Drake Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 Or visit our Internet site at http://www.gale.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution, or information storage retrieval systems—with the written permission of the publisher. 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Nagel, Rob Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: UXL encyclopedia of landforms and other geologic features / Rob Nagel. p. cm. Summary: Explores the physical structure of Earth's landforms, including what they are, how they look, how they were created and change over time, and major geological events associated with each. Includes bibliographical references (p.xxix). ISBN 0-7876-7611-X (set hardcover) - ISBN 0-7876-7670-5 (Volume 1) - ISBN 0-7876-7671-3 (Volume 2) - ISBN 0-7876-7672-1 (Volume 3) VOLUME 1 Basin to Dune and other desert features 1 Basin 2 Canyon 3 Cave 4 Coast and shore 5 Continental margin 6 Coral reef 7 Delta 8 Dune and other desert features VOLUME 2 Fault to Mountain 9 Fault 10 Floodplain 11 Geyser and hot spring 12 Glacial landforms and features 13 Landslide and other gravity movements 14 Mesa and butte 15 Meteorite crater 16 Mountain VOLUME 3 Ocean basin to Volcano 17 Ocean basin 18 Plain 19 Plateau 20 Stream and river 21 Valley 22 Volcano Where to Learn More. 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