The Origin of Mountains
Title | The Origin of Mountains PDF eBook |
Author | Cliff Ollier |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 2004-08-02 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1134638787 |
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.
Mountains
Title | Mountains PDF eBook |
Author | Graham Park |
Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
Pages | 477 |
Release | 2017-11-09 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1780465793 |
An explanation of how and why mountains are formed. The age, location, life cycle and key features of different mountain types are described.
The History of Mountains
Title | The History of Mountains PDF eBook |
Author | Danielle Rose |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2021-06-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781955602006 |
Mountain Environments
Title | Mountain Environments PDF eBook |
Author | John Gerrard |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780262071284 |
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
Mountains & Man
Title | Mountains & Man PDF eBook |
Author | Larry W. Price |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 532 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780520058866 |
"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.
The Origin of Mountain Ranges Considered Experimentally, Structurally, Dynamically, and in Relation to Their Geological History
Title | The Origin of Mountain Ranges Considered Experimentally, Structurally, Dynamically, and in Relation to Their Geological History PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Mellard Reade |
Publisher | |
Pages | 478 |
Release | 1886 |
Genre | Geology |
ISBN |
The Origin of Mountains
Title | The Origin of Mountains PDF eBook |
Author | John Delano |
Publisher | |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 2011-02-08 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781460915356 |
Delano's Descovery, a new description of the evolution of earth's geology that is easy to read and understand.