Physical Geology: Second Edition

Richard Foster Flint; Brian J. Skinner

Penerbit : John Wiley & Sons, New York/Santa Barbara/London/Sydney/Toronto

Tahun : 1977

This book is an introductory yet broad textbook on physical geology, presenting the Earth as a dynamic system shaped by interacting internal and external processes. It covers basic Earth materials, minerals and rocks, geologic time, plate tectonics, weathering, soils, mass wasting, streams, groundwater, deserts, glaciers, coasts, sedimentary strata, ocean basins, rock deformation, igneous activity, metamorphism, earthquakes, planetary geology, climate, energy resources, material resources, and human influence on Earth systems. The second edition emphasizes three major scientific and social developments: growing awareness of human impact on Earth environments, the emergence of plate tectonics as a unifying theory of lithospheric dynamics, and comparative planetary exploration. It is useful as a foundational geology reference because it links classical geology with environmental concerns, resource use, Earth-system processes, and the role of human activity as a geologic force.

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