The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of Planet Earth

Type
Book
ISBN 10
0439686768 
ISBN 13
9780439686761 
Category
Reference  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2016 
Publisher
Description
This stunningly illustrated book explores the secrets of our dynamic earth. Internet-linked for more pictures and activities that correspond with the book. - from Amzon

A book that contains descriptions of websites you can visit to take you further into the subject in an entertaining and informative way, however you do not have to have a computer to use this book. This encyclopedia works on its own as an outstanding reference book without using the Internet at all.

Planet earth: Earth in space --
Looking at the earth --
Seasons --
Day and night --
Inside the earth --
Earth's crust --
Rocks, minerals and fossils --
Earth's resources --
Energy from the earth --
Earthquakes and volcanoes: Exploding earth --
Volcanic variations --
Natural hot water --
Volcanic islands --
Living with volcanoes --
Earthquake effects --
How earthquakes happen --
Earthquake safety --
Giant waves --
Climate: Earth's atmosphere --
Air and ocean currents --
Natural cycles --
Global warming --
World climates --
Rainforests --
Tropical grasslands --
Monsoons --
Tropical deserts --
Mediterranean climates --
Temperate climates --
Polar regions --
Mountains --
Changing climates --
Weather: What is weather? --
Water and clouds --
Thunderstorms --
Windstorms --
Floods and droughts --
Freezing and frying --
Strange weather --
Weather forecasting --
Plants and animals: Plant life on earth --
Animal life on earth --
Ecosystems --
People and ecosystems --
Population --
Farming --
Farming methods --
Shaping the land: Soil --
Looking after soil --
Weathering --
Erosion --
Rivers and oceans: Rivers --
River erosion --
Using rivers --
Water in the ground --
Rivers of ice --
Edge of the sea --
Seas and oceans --
Using seas and oceans --
Useful information --
Glossary --
Maps and lines --
The earth's cycles --
Sciences and scientists --
World records --
Measurements --
Internet links --
Index --
Acknowledgements.
 
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