TY  - BOOK
TI  - The essential earth
SN  - 9781429204293
U1  - 551 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - W.H.Freeman and Company
N1  - Why we study Earth --
How we study Earth --
Plate tectonics, the unifying theory of geology --
Earth materials, minerals and rocks --
Igneous processes and volcanism --
Sedimentation, rocks formed by surface processes --
Deformation and metamorphism --
Timing the geologic record --
History of Earth --
Climate system and glaciation --
Hydrologic cycle and groundwater --
Shaping Earth's surface, streams, coastlines, and wind --
Earthquakes and Earth structure --
Human impact on Earth's environment
ER  -