UXL encyclopedia of landforms and other geologic features

Nagel, Rob.

UXL encyclopedia of landforms and other geologic features [electronic resource] / U-X-L encyclopedia of landforms and other geologic features Encyclopedia of landforms and other geologic features Rob Nagel. - Detroit, Mich. : UXL, c2004. - 1 online resource (3 v.) : col. ill., maps - Gale virtual reference library .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

v. 1. Basin, canyon, cave, coast and shore, continental margin, coral reef, delta, dune, and other desert features -- v. 2. Fault, floodplain, geyser and hot spring, glacial landforms and features, landslide and other gravity movements, mesa and butte, meteorite crater, mountain -- v. 3. ocean basin, plain, plateau, stream and river, valley, volcano.

Explores the physical structure of the 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.

9780787693169 (electronic book) 0787693162 (electronic book)


Landforms--Encyclopedias.
Physical geography--Encyclopedias.