Australian LandformsAustralian Landforms
Understanding a Low, Flat, Arid and Old Landscape
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Current format, eBook, 2005, Rev. ed, See item page for details. Offered in 0 more formatsTwidale and Campbell, both affiliated with the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide, Australia, examine general theories as they apply to the landforms and landscapes of Australia. Sections deal with structural impacts on landform development, the impact of water, wind, ice, and waves, and the events and resultant forms associated with climatic aberrations of the last two million years. Medium-quality color photos and chapter case studies are included. The book is intended for sophomore and junior undergraduates in geology, geography, and ecology. It is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Australian Landforms is concerned with general theories as applied to the problems posed by the Australian landscape. The book is devoted to the major factors of structure, process, and time, as well as the most recent geological period, called the Quaternary. Chapters deal with structural impacts on landform development, the work of water and rivers, of wind, ice and waves, the time factor, and the events and resultant forms associated with the climatic aberrations of the last two million years. Australian Landforms will interest those concerned with the physical landscape in the context of geology, geography, botany, zoology, ecology, environmental studies, and agricultural science, as well as travelers and others curious about the origins of the Australian landscape.
Australian Landforms is concerned with general theories as applied to the problems posed by the Australian landscape. The book is devoted to the major factors of structure, process, and time, as well as the most recent geological period, called the Quaternary. Chapters deal with structural impacts on landform development, the work of water and rivers, of wind, ice and waves, the time factor, and the events and resultant forms associated with the climatic aberrations of the last two million years. Australian Landforms will interest those concerned with the physical landscape in the context of geology, geography, botany, zoology, ecology, environmental studies, and agricultural science, as well as travelers and others curious about the origins of the Australian landscape.
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