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This series supports the study of continents, providing information on each continent as well as the way continents affect the whole world - oceans, climate, plants, animals and human culture. The books emphasize the relationship between the continents, with facts, statistics and illustrations.
Australia may be the smallest continent, but it is wider than the moon! This is just one of the fascinating facts young Earth science buffs will learn when reading this informative volume. Enlightening text presents engaging details in an accessible way, while eye-catching photographs hold the attention of developing readers. Fun facts paired with a dynamic layout help strengthen understanding of key concepts from the elementary science curriculum and encourage readers to dig deeper and learn more about our planet.
Surveys the origin of continents, and the accretion and breakup of supercontinents through earth history. This book also shows how these processes affected the composition of seawater, climate, and the evolution of life.
From Africa, to Asia, to North America, take a tour of our world's continents. Find out all the need-to-know facts about climates, landforms, and unique features of each of these large land masses.
This concise overview of the seven continents explains to children what a continent is and what factors make each continent unique, such as landforms, climate, animals, and people. Full-color photographs and age-appropriate maps accompany each brief examination of a continent.
Presents evidence supporting Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift. Explains plate tectonics and discusses what is known of the earth's crust and upper mantle.
From the ancient Greeks and Romans to the diverse peoples who inhabit the continent today, Europe has long been an important cultural and historical site. Readers will explore the entirety of this incredible continent, from the far reaches of Scandinavia to the Mediterranean Coast. Along the way, they will learn about important moments in Europes past, get to know its people, and come face to face with its wide range of wildlife.
Reproducible activity sheets for each of the seven continents illustrating five fundamental themes of geography: location, place, relationships within places, movement, and regions.
The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, and it continues today. The result is the Himalaya and Karakoram - one of the largest mountain ranges on Earth. The Karakoram has half of the world's highest mountains and a reputation as being one of the most remote and savage ranges of all. In this beautifully illustrated book, Mike Searle, a geologist at the University of Oxford and one of the most experienced field geologists of our time, presents a rich account of the geological forces that were involved in creating these mountain ranges. Using his personal accounts of extreme mountaineering and research in the region, he pieces together the geological processes that formed such impressive peaks.