Plate tectonics continental drift and mountain building

How are mountains formed? Why are there old and young mountains? Why do the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together? Why is the Pacific surrounded by a ring of volcanoes and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful? Frisch and Meschede and Blakey...

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Autore principale: Frisch, Wolfgang
Ente Autore: SpringerLink (Online service)
Altri autori: Meschede, Martin, Blakey, Ronald C.
Natura: Electronic Resource
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer 2011.
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Accesso online:Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access