ISBN:
0313355584
,
9780313355585
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxi, 178 p)
,
ill., maps
,
25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Science 101 series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Earth Science and Human History 101
DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
Earth sciences History
;
Nature and civilization
;
Historical geology
Abstract:
How much has human history been influenced by the earth and its processes? This volume in the Science 101 series describes how both slow changes and rapid, violent, ones have impacted the development of civilizations throughout history. Slow changes include variations in climate, progressive development of types of tools and sources of energy, and changes in the types of food that people consume. Violent changes include volcanic eruptions such as the one at Toba 75,000 years ago, which may have caused diversification of people into different races, and the eruption of Santorini in 1640 BC, w
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. Atmosphere, Oceans, and Rivers; 2. Tectonics; 3. Evolution, Creationism, and the Long History of the Earth; 4. Resources and the Environment; Units and Abbreviations; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-171) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
