Plate tectonics: continental drift and mountain building

This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos...

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Hauptverfasser: Frisch, Wolfgang 1943- (VerfasserIn), Meschede, Martin 1957- (VerfasserIn), Blakey, Ronald C. 1945- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Heidelberg [u.a.] Springer 2022
Ausgabe:2.edition
Schriftenreihe:Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment
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Zusammenfassung:This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful. This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics. It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.
Beschreibung:X, 330 Seiten 193 Farbabbildungen
ISBN:9783030889982
9783030890018

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