"Simple text and full-color photographs describe the highest places on the planet"--
The amount of available oxygen at the highest place on Earth is just under 7%.
Earth's highest places / Mary Griffin. pages cm. — (Earth's most extreme places) Includes index. ISBN 978-1-4824-1898-9 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-4824-1897-2 (6 pack) ISBN 978-1-4824-1899-6 (library binding) 1. Physical geography—Juvenile ...
Extreme planet) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “An introduction to the highest places on earth, including maps and colorful photographs” — Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-1-4296-3963-7 (library binding) 1.
About 30 per cent of our earth is covered by mountains, which are home to unique plants and animals.
Provides information on the four hundred highest mountains in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the U.S.S.R.
For those who have ever wondered what it's like to stand on top of Mount Everest, this attention-grabbing book is the closest way to visit the world's highest places without getting vertigo.
Mountains and canyons are some of the most breathtaking landforms on Earth. This book explores the earth science concepts behind the formation of mountains and canyons, and the ways in which they shape the landscape.
Blunier, Thomas, J. Chappellaz, J. Schwander, A. Dällenbach, B. Stauffer, T. F. Stocker, D. Raynaud, J. Jouzel, H. B. Clausen, C. U. Hammer, and S. J. Johnsen. 1998. Asynchrony of Antarctic and Greenland climate change during the.
The author joins forces with paleoclimatologist Loni Thompson on three expeditions, documenting in detail the grueling conditions under which he works to unlock the mysteries of the planet's history and climate changes.
I think it might be very hard! Mountains come in different types like: -Volcanic -Fold -Fault-block -Dome -Plateau Do you know what these words mean? Not to worry! We will talk about them in Chapter 1 of this book.