Geology and Landscape Evolution: General Principles Applied to the United States

Landscape Evolution in the United States, Second Edition is an accessible text that balances interdisciplinary theory and application within the physical geography, geology, geomorphology, and climatology of the United States. The vast diversity of terrain and landscape across the United States makes this an ideal tool for geoscientists worldwide that research the country's geological and landscape evolution. The book provides an explanation of how landscape forms, how it evolves, and why it looks the way it does. Rather than limiting the coverage specifically to tectonics or to the origin and evolution of rocks with little regard for the actual landscape beyond general desert, river, and glacial features, this book concentrates specifically on the origin of the landscape itself with specific and exhaustive reference to examples from across the United States. This new edition is fully updated with greater detail throughout and additional figures, maps, drawings, and photographs. Beginning with a discussion of understanding how rock type and rock structure combine with tectonic activity, climate, isostasy, and sea level change to produce landscape and to predict how landscape will evolve Landscape Evolution in the United States goes on to apply those concepts to specific examples throughout the United States, making it a valuable resource for understanding theoretical geological concepts through a practical lens. Presents the complexities of physical geography, geology, geomorphology, and climatology of the United States through an interdisciplinary, highly accessible approachOffers hundreds of full-color figures, maps and photographs that capture the systematic interaction of land, rock, rivers, glaciers, global wind patterns and climate, including Google Earth imagesProvides a thorough assessment of the logic, rationale, and tools required to understand how to interpret landscape and the geological history of the EarthFeatures exercises that conclude each chapter, aiding in the retention of key concepts Updates to this edition: Fully updated with greater detail throughout and additional figures, maps, drawings, and photographsIncludes additional subheadings so that material is easier to find and digestAdditional and expanded chapters, including an all-new chapter on glaciationExpanded exercises and use of Google Earth images enhance understanding INDICE: 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

• ISBN: 978-0-12-811191-8
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 580
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés