Geology of U.S. ParklandsJohn Wiley & Sons, 15 ביוני 1999 - 912 עמודים A fascinating and accessible introduction to the principles of physical and historical geology. For the millions who visit them each year, U.S. national parklands offer a glittering spectacle of natural wonders. But beyond the spectacular scenery, these national treasures have a much bigger, more awe-inspiring tale to tell--a sprawling story of upheaval and transformation, involving forces and time-spans almost beyond imagining. The purpose of this book is to provide you with the knowledge you need to read and interpret that story, and to make visits to the parklands even more special. Requiring no prior familiarity with the geological sciences, this region-by-region exploration of the U.S. parklands teaches the principles of physical and historical geology by example. It begins with a general introduction to all important concepts, terms, and principles. In the chapters that follow, the authors take you on a tour through the geological regions of the United States. Beginning with Hawaii and the Pacific borderlands and moving progressively eastward to the Appalachian Mountains and the coastal plains of the East Coast, they provide you with a geologist's-eye view of the landforms, mountains, and bodies of water encountered in over 70 national parks and monuments, and tell the fascinating story of their evolution. Lavishly illustrated with nearly 300 stunning photographs and maps and featuring greatly expanded coverage of the geological story, history, and culture of U.S. parks and monuments, this new edition of Dr. David Harris's classic text is an ideal introduction to the principles of geology for students and nature enthusiasts alike. |
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TWO Hawaiian Archipelago | 47 |
THREE Pacific Border Provinces | 73 |
FOUR Cascade Mountain Province | 125 |
FIVE Sierra Nevada Province | 203 |
SEVEN Columbia Intermontane Province | 328 |
EIGHT Colorado Plateaus Province | 365 |
Northern Rocky Mountain | 542 |
ELEVEN Southern Rocky Mountains | 620 |
THIRTEEN Central Lowlands Province | 730 |
FOURTEEN Ouachita Province | 747 |
FIFTEEN Superior Upland Province | 753 |
SIXTEEN Interior Low Plateaus Province | 773 |
SEVENTEEN The Appalachian Provinces | 786 |
EIGHTEEN New England Province | 832 |
NINETEEN Coastal Plain Province | 859 |
885 | |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Appalachian arches basalt Basin and Range caldera Cascades cave Cenozoic cinder cone cliffs climate Colorado Plateaus cone Crater Creek Cretaceous crust crystals debris deposits dome dunes east edge elevation Eocene eroded erosion eruptions exposed faults feet FIGURE Forest Formation formed fossils fractures Geological Society glacial glaciers Grand Canyon granite igneous Island Kiver km² Lake land landforms Laramide Laramide Orogeny late later lava flows layers limestone located magma Mesa Mesozoic metamorphic miles million minerals National Monument National Park Service North America North American Plate northern occurred Orogeny Paleozoic Park Address Peak Photo plate plate tectonics Pleistocene Precambrian produced Range Province rhyolite rift Rocky Mountains sand Sandstone sea level sedimentary rocks sediments shale slopes Society of America southern spectacular speleothems streams subduction surface tectonic Tertiary thick topographic trails U.S. Geological Survey uplift Valley visitor center volcanic Yellowstone zone