Mountains
Book
Provides information on how mountains are formed and how they change, the special characteristics of mountain wildlife and ecosystems, the extreme nature of mountain weather, and how people use and abuse mountain resources. Everyone knows what a mountain looks like, but in this book you will find all you need to know about how mountains are formed and how they change, the special characteristics of mountain wildlife and ecosystems, the extreme nature of mountain weather, and how people use and abuse mountain resources.
Item Details
ISBN: 1583404260
Description: 48 pages : illustrations.
Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Contents:
- What is a mountain?
- Where are mountains?
- Making mountains
- How mountains change
- Volcanoes
- Studying mountains
- Mapping mountains
- Mountain zones
- Mountain wildlife
- Mountain ecosystems
- Mountain weather
- Dangers and disasters
- Mountain resources
- Mountain people
- Mountain towns
- Mountain farms
- Mountain industries
- Mountain tourism
- Managing mountains
- Mountains in danger
- Conserving mountains
- Glossary
- Further information
- Index.
Control Number: 338371
Publisher: London, Eng. : Hodder Wayland, 2005.Series:
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