A Field Guide to Geology: Eastern North America
- ISBN-10
- 0618164383
- ISBN-13
- 9780618164387
- Category
- Geology
- Pages
- 402
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- David C. Roberts
Description
Provides information on each geological region of eastern North America, covering such topics as plate movements, glaciers, rivers, seas, and other forces that shaped the area.
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