Looks at the geography and people that make up river regions throughout the world, focusing on the changing characteristics of both.

This illustrated introduction to geology offers young readers insights into everyday signs of our constantly changing environment. Fascinating subjects include rivers of ice, the rise of volcanoes, and the formation of precious stones.

This new geography series introduces and explores earth's landforms. Coverage includes all key aspects of physical geography--Why does this landform exist? How was it formed? How was it altered? How has erosion come into play? Affects of humans on the landform are delivered largely through case studies and are used to open up the possibility of comparing & contrasting.

At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. This exciting volume presents the work and research of the Rivers of the Anthropocene Network, an international collaborative group of scientists, social scientists, humanists, artists, policy makers, and community organizers working to produce innovative transdisciplinary research on global freshwater systems. In an attempt to bridge disciplinary divides, the essays in this volume address the challenge in studying the intersection of biophysical and human sociocultural systems in the age of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch of humans' own making. Featuring contributions from authors in a rich diversity of disciplines—from toxicology to archaeology to philosophy—this book is an excellent resource for students and scholars studying both freshwater systems and the Anthropocene.

Learn about the characteristics, origins, formation, and uses of rivers.

Rivers are essential to every aspect of civilization, yet how many understand how they work? Fleming takes readers on a journey along our planet's waterways, providing a scientist's reflections on the profound interrelationships that rivers have with landscapes, ecosystems, and societies.

Early readers examine how volcanoes, earthquakes, and erosion change the surface of the Earth.

Features lessons and activities suitable for Primary (Grades 1-2, ages 6-8), Junior (Grades 3-4, ages 8-10), Intermediate (Grades 5-6, ages 10-12); many intermediate activities are also suitable for Grades 7-8. (See: "Grading Science Teaching to Age Levels" --p. xiv-xv.

Learn about Earth's different types of landforms and bodies of water.