This leading dictionary - now in its fourth edition - offers wide-ranging and authoritative coverage of the earth sciences and related topics in over 7, 500 clear and accessible entries. This new edition has been fully updated and 150 new entries added, with expanded coverage of geology and planetary geology terms. Over 130 line drawings accompany the definitions. It is essential for students of geography, geology, and earth sciences, and for those in relateddisciplines.The term is also used for extensive (continent-sized) elevated areas on planetary surfaces (e. g. Ishtar Terra on ... ground with a particular physical character; an area or region with a characteristic geology, e.g. a#39;metamorphic terraina#39;. ... They are now classified as a#39;lnceptisols or a#39;Mollisols in the a#39;USDA a#39;soil taxonomy. terrestrial planet (inner planet) The term used to classify the four inner, rocky Earth-like 583anbsp;...
Title | : | A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences |
Author | : | Michael Allaby |
Publisher | : | Oxford University Press - 2013-07-04 |
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