Geology of National Parks (6 Revised edition)

The sixth edition has been updated throughout, and is now a full-color text complete with photo CD-ROM!

Geology of National Parks, Sixth Edition, continues to present basic elements of physical geology in a nontraditional format.

Your students learn how interactions occur between rock and landscapes in different climates and how types of soil cover evolve.

They also learn how life forms - both plants and animals - select habitats based on geological characteristics.

Sixth Edition Features: * Three new parks have been added: Great Sand Dunes National Park, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park * Over 400 full color photographs make you feel as if you are at the parks! * The CD-ROM, developed by David Hacker and enclosed in each book, contains hundreds of photos, many with labels added for use as a self-study tool or in presentation software. * Each park has its own chapter complete with park map, geologic column, and geologic history.The sixth edition has been updated throughout, and is now a full-color text complete with photo CD-ROM!