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999			_c176985 _d176985
020			_a9781429204293
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082			_a551 _bJOR/E
245		4	_aThe essential earth/ _cJordan, Thomas H.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York: _bW.H.Freeman and Company, _c2008.
300			_aGL-12 p.
505			_aWhy 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.
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