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Plate Tectonics

Continental Drift and Mountain Building

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256 pages
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9 hours

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Exploring geological processes, this textbook delves into mountain formation, distinguishing between old and young mountains. It reconstructs Earth's paleogeography, illustrating the fit between South America and Africa. Additionally, it addresses the contrasting geological activity surrounding the Pacific, characterized by a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes, compared to the more tranquil edges of the Atlantic.

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Plate Tectonics, Wolfgang Frisch, Martin Meschede, Ronald C. Blakey

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2022
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