num_pages: 736
description:  To understand timely issues such as natural disasters and environmental challenges - and to evaluate solutions to related problems - the average citizen needs a basic awareness of the scientific principles that influence our planet. This trusted book makes an often-complex subject accessible to readers with a strong focus on readability and illustrations.  Offers a meaningful, non-technical survey that is informative and up to date for learning basic principles and concepts. Includes a revised and expanded GEODe Earth CD-ROM. Updates and revises art and illustrations to include dozens of new high-quality, photographs carefully selected to aid understanding and add realism. Provides a wealth of new special-interest boxes, including "Earth as a System," "People and the Environment," and "Understanding Earth."  A useful reference for anyone interested in learning more about Earth's geology. 
language: English
title: Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology
titlecomplete: Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology
genres: Academic, Science, Earth Sciences, School, Textbooks, Reference, College, Geology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 371
publisher: Pearson College Div