Mountains
By: by Celia Tidmarsh.
Series: Geography first
Publisher: Blackbirch Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Subjects: Mountains -- Juvenile literature.; Mountains.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: An overview of mountains, including how they are formed, how they change over time, what lives and grows there, and what resources and dangers mountains offer mankind.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a mountain?; title: Different types of maps; title: Fold and block mountains; title: How mountains change; title: The effects of glaciers; title: Climate; title: Vegetation; title: Mountain wildlife; title: People of the mountains; title: Natural riches; title: Dangers and problems of mountains; title: Hills and mountains under threat; title: Fact file.