Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift and Mountain Building

by Martin Meschede, Ronald C. Blakey, Wolfgang Frisch

This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful.

This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030890015
• ISBN13: 9783030890018
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.0"