An essential field guide for geology lovers.<br><br><b>Praise for the hardcover edition:</b><br>"...[a] very interesting title..."<b>&#151American Reference Books Annual</b><br><br>Written by a team of eminent geologists and educators, <i>The Field Guide to Geology, New Edition</i> features clear graphics and simple field-guide procedures to guide hikers through the great outdoors. A revised and updated edition of a best-seller, this helpful resource offers readers ready access to the subject. This edition features 200 new two-color illustrations (more than 750 in all), updated graphs and tables, as well as two new chapters titled "Monitoring the Earth's Changes" and "Geologists of Note." This volume's lucid, easy-to-follow text covers all the key rudiments of geology and will provide nature lovers with a useful reference to various geological phenomena.<br><br><b>Topics covered include:</b><ul><li>Air currents<li>Composition<li>Desertification<li>Greenhouse effect<li>Ice changes<li>Seafloor profiling<li>Seismic activity<li>Submersibles<li>Tides<li>Waterflow<li>and more.</ul>