Geology and landscape evolution : general principles applied to the United States /

Geology and Landscape Evolution: General Principles Applied to the United States, Second Edition, is an accessible text that balances interdisciplinary theory and applications within the physical geography, geology, geomorphology and climatology of the United States. The vast diversity of terrain an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: DiPietro, Joseph A., 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2018.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Landscapes > United States > History.
Landscape changes > United States > History.
Landscape assessment > United States > History.
Paysages > �Etats-Unis > Histoire.
Paysages > Modifications > �Etats-Unis > Histoire.
Paysages > �Evaluation > �Etats-Unis > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Geography
Landscape assessment
Landscape changes
Landscapes
United States > Geography.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • PART I
  • KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION 1. The Tortoise and the Hare 2. River Systems 3. Component: The Rock/Sediment Type 4. Component: The Structural Form 5. Forcing Agent: The Tectonic System 6. Forcing Agent: The Climatic System 7. Forcing Agent: Isostasy 8. Forcing Agent: Sea Level Change 9. Mechanisms That Impart Change to Landscape 10. Age and Evolution of Landscape PART II
  • STRUCTURAL PROVINCES 11. Structural Provinces 12. A Daughter of The Snows: Glacial Landscapes 13. Sediment and Nearly Flat-Lying Sedimentary Layers 14. Crystalline- Cored Mid-Continent Anticlines and Domes 15. Foreland Fold and Thrust Belts 16. Hinterland Deformation Belts 17. Young Volcanic Rocks of the Cordillera 18. Normal Fault-Dominated Landscapes 19. Cascadia Volcanic Arc System 20. California Strike-Slip System

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