The Origin Of Mountains

Author : Cliff Ollier,Colin Pain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134638789

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The Origin of Mountains by Cliff Ollier,Colin Pain Pdf

The Origins of Mountains approaches mountains from facts about mountain landscapes rather than theory. The book illustrates that almost everywhere, mountains arose by vertical uplift of a former plain, and by a mixture of cracking and warping by earth movements, and erosion by rivers and glaciers, the present mountainous landscapes were created. It also gives evidence that this uplift only occured in the last few million years, a time scale which does not fit the plate tectonics theory. Another fascinating part of the evidence, shows that mountain uplift correlates very well with climatic change. Mountain building could have been responsible for the onset of the ice age. It certainly resulted in the creation of new environments. Fossil plants and animals are used in places to work out the time of mountain uplift, which in turn helps to explain biogeographical distributions.

Author : Graham Park
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780465791

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Mountains by Graham Park Pdf

An explanation of how and why mountains are formed. The age, location, life cycle and key features of different mountain types are described.

Author : Sydney Cannings,Richard Cannings,JoAnne Nelson
Publisher : Greystone Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781553658160

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Geology of British Columbia by Sydney Cannings,Richard Cannings,JoAnne Nelson Pdf

This book tells the story of the province’s geology and the history of its living creatures. The first edition of Geology of British Columbia,, with its accessible but rigorous science, struck a chord with readers. Since it was first published, theories about plate tectonics and the geological history of British Columbia have evolved, and this new edition reflects the current thinking. This book also features updated content throughout, seven new maps, and a number of new photographs. A brand new appendix lists and describes key geological sites in British Columbia, adding a field-guide component to this informative book that will engage readers and compel them to go see these rocks for themselves.

Author : Thomas Mellard Reade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Geology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031393072

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The Origin of Mountain Ranges Considered Experimentally, Structurally, Dynamically, and in Relation to Their Geological History by Thomas Mellard Reade Pdf

Author : Danielle Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 195560200X

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The History of Mountains by Danielle Rose Pdf

Author : John W. Delano
Publisher : Joh Delano
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 080622696X

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Delano's Discovery by John W. Delano Pdf

Author : Larry W. Price
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520058860

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Mountains & Man by Larry W. Price Pdf

"This book explores the complex processes and features of mountain environments: glaciers, snow and avalanches, landforms, weather and climate, vegetation, soils, and wildlife. A major section analyzes the effects of latitudinal position on these processes and features. There is also an investigation of the origin of mountains, our attitudes towards them, and their manifold implications for us."--Inside front jacket.

Author : John Delano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1460915356

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The Origin of Mountains by John Delano Pdf

Delano's Descovery, a new description of the evolution of earth's geology that is easy to read and understand.

Author : John De Lano
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329203129

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On the Origin of Mountains by John De Lano Pdf

Author : John Gerrard
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0262071282

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Mountain Environments by John Gerrard Pdf

Using examples chosen from a variety of geographical settings and scales, A. J. Gerrard presents a novel approach to the study of mountain environments. He provides a framework in which mountains as special environments can be studied and shows how, no matter what their location or origin all mountain regions share common characteristics and undergo similar shaping processes. Gerrard's integrated approach combines ecological, climatological, hydrological, volcanic, and environmental management concerns in a systematic treatment of mountain geomorphology. He begins by examining the special nature of mountains, including a new classification of mountain types. He discusses mountain ecosystems, stressing the interaction between biota, soil, climate, relief, and geology, examines the high-energy systems of weathering and mass movement, and analyzes the role of rivers and hydrology and the processes of slope evolution. Two chapters are devoted to the particular characteristics of glaciation and vulcanism in mountain formation. The book concludes with a discussion of the special problems that human use of mountain regions create, including engineering, natural hazards, soil erosion, and the concept of integrated development. A. J. Gerrard is Lecturer in Geography at the University of Birmingham, England

Author : Robert Macfarlane
Publisher : Granta
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781847081575

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Mountains of the Mind by Robert Macfarlane Pdf

WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD Once we thought monsters lived there. In the Enlightenment we scaled them to commune with the sublime. Soon, we were racing to conquer their summits in the name of national pride. In this ground-breaking, classic work, Robert Macfarlane takes us up into the mountains: to experience their shattering beauty, the fear and risk of adventure, and to explore the strange impulses that have for centuries lead us to the world's highest places.

Author : Caleb Swift Carter
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824893095

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A Path into the Mountains by Caleb Swift Carter Pdf

Shugendō has been an object of fascination among scholars and the general public, yet its historical development remains an enigma. This book offers a provocative reexamination of the social, economic, and spiritual terrain from which this mountain religious system arose. Caleb Carter traces Shugendō through the mountains of Togakushi (Nagano Prefecture), while situating it within the religious landscape of medieval and early modern Japan. His is the first major study to view Shugendō as a self-conscious religious system—something that was historically emergent but conceptually distinct from the prevailing Buddhist orders of medieval Japan. Beyond Shugendō, his work rethinks a range of issues in the history of Japanese religions, including exclusionary policies toward women, the formation of Shintō, and religion at the social and geographical margins of the Japanese archipelago. Carter takes a new tack in the study of religions by tracking three recurrent and intersecting elements—institution, ritual, and narrative. Examination of origin accounts, temple records, gazetteers, and iconography from Togakushi demonstrates how practitioners implemented storytelling, new rituals and festivals, and institutional measures to merge Shugendō with their mountain’s culture while establishing social legitimacy and economic security. Indicative of early modern trends, the case of Mount Togakushi reveals how Shugendō moved from a patchwork of regional communities into a translocal system of national scope, eventually becoming Japan’s signature mountain religion.

Author : John Brady
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813723779

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Precambrian Geology of the Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana by John Brady Pdf

Author : Martin F. Price,Alton C. Byers,Donald A. Friend,Thomas Kohler,Larry W. Price
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520956971

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Mountain Geography by Martin F. Price,Alton C. Byers,Donald A. Friend,Thomas Kohler,Larry W. Price Pdf

Mountains cover a quarter of the Earth’s land surface and a quarter of the global population lives in or adjacent to these areas. The global importance of mountains is recognized particularly because they provide critical resources, such as water, food and wood; contain high levels of biological and cultural diversity; and are often places for tourism and recreation and/or of sacred significance. This major revision of Larry Price’s book Mountains and Man (1981) is both timely and highly appropriate. The past three decades have been a period of remarkable progress in our understanding of mountains from an academic point of view. Of even greater importance is that society at large now realizes that mountains and the people who reside in them are not isolated from the mainstream of world affairs, but are vital if we are to achieve an environmentally sustainable future. Mountain Geography is a comprehensive resource that gives readers an in-depth understanding of the geographical processes occurring in the world’s mountains and the overall impact of these regions on culture and society as a whole. The volume begins with an introduction to how mountains are defined, followed by a comprehensive treatment of their physical geography: origins, climatology, snow and ice, landforms and geomorphic processes, soils, vegetation, and wildlife. The concluding chapters provide an introduction to the human geography of mountains: attitudes toward mountains, people living in mountain regions and their livelihoods and interactions within dynamic environments, the diverse types of mountain agriculture, and the challenges of sustainable mountain development.

Author : Steven Earle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537068822

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Physical Geology by Steven Earle Pdf

This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.