(eBook PDF) Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology 4th Edition by Allan Ludman – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
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- ISBN-10 : 0393617521
- ISBN-13 : 978-0393617528
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This lab manual offers a variety of activities for an active, applied student experience and increased flexibility for instructors. Every lab includes “What Do You Think?” exercises in which students apply the course concepts to real-world scenarios. New Geotours Google Earth exercises get students exploring and analyzing real-world sites. A new, unique chapter on global change in which students explore how the Earth will evolve during their lifetime has been added to this edition.
table of contents:
1. Setting the Stage for Learning about the Earth
2. The Way the Earth Works: Examining Plate Tectonics
3. Minerals
4. Minerals, Rocks, and the Rock Cycle
5. Using Igneous Rocks to Interpret Earth History
6. Using Sedimentary Rocks to Interpret Earth History
7. Interpreting Metamorphic Rocks
8. Studying Earth’s Landforms: Maps and Other Tools
9. Working with Topographic Maps
10. Interpreting Geologic Structures on Block Diagrams, Geologic Maps, and Cross Sections
11. Earthquakes and Seismology
12. Interpreting Geologic History: What Happened, and When Did it Happen?
13. Landscapes Formed by Streams
14. Groundwater as a Landscape Former and Resource
15. Glacial Landscapes
16. Processes and Landforms in Arid Environments
17. Shorelines Landscapes
18. Looking to the Future: How Will Humans Change and Be Affected By Changes in the Earth