Below is a list of some of the books relating to Landforms at the Library. Additional titles may be found in the same call number areas.
Reference Books (May not be checked out) National geographic index, 1989-1998
Culturgrams : the nations around us
Cultures of the World (Selections from the Ten-Volume Encyclopedia
of World Cultures)
The World Book encyclopedia of people and places
Geography on file
Junior Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations
Encyclopedia of world geography
The DK geography of the world.
Encyclopedic world atlas
Maps of the world.
Latin America on file
The atlas of natural wonders Earth
Science: Discovering the secrets of the earth
Earth
science on file |
Circulating Books (May be checked out)Doak, Robin S. YOUTH NON-FICTION--LOWER LEVEL J304.209 D Atlas
of Geology and Landforms Volcanoes
Mountains
America's
top 10 curiosities
100 greatest natural wonders
Deserts
Islands
Mountains
Oceans and seas
Lakes
Rivers
Rivers and streams
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Ask Jeeves for Kids Type in the name of your land form and click on "Ask!"
Discovering Science Type in the topic you are looking for and hit "search". (This is part of the Galenet databases and may be accessed remotely by Plymouth residents. Use link off the home page to do this.)
Kids Click! This is the link to both general information on the land forms as well as specific topics such as volcanoes, mountains, rivers etc.
CultureGrams Experience the
cultures of 182 countries and territories. Also included is information on
our 50 states.
(Use this link only inside library. Click on "Databases" on Library
home page
for remote access.)
| An Introduction to
Coral Reefs
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker: You Try It--Plate Tectonics Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page Virtual Field Trips - Department of Geography/Geology, University of Wisconsin -- Stevens Point. Wetlands and Riparian Zones Field Trip Biomes - from about.com - Learn about the various types of biomes. Geography Home Page - Geography resources from About.Com. Landforms - Face of the Earth Landforms and Bodies of Water - An Illustrated Glossary Volcano World "The world's premier source of volcano info". DesertUSA - Discusses the desert environment and factors involved in creating a desert. The Desert Biome -
Lists the hot deserts of the world and facts about them. |
Deserts:
Geology and Resources From the U.S.G.S.
America's Roof - U.S. Highpoints Guide for each state. Habitats and Landforms - Research and informational sites provided by the Educational Technology Center at Kennasaw State University. Map
Wizard -
From
the
USGS,
plot
maps,
view
earthshots,
learn
to
read
topographical
maps
and
more. Earth Science -Volcanoes, from the Internet Public Library - Information generally on volcanoes and links to individual volcanoes Earth Science - Oceans, Lakes & Rivers, from the Internet Public Library - Links on the Amazon River, Pacific Ocean , The River Wild and more. Geography World - Links to volcanoes, Ecosystems, Land, Water and Erosion and much more. CIA World Fact Book 2007 - Current information on countries. The World' Biomes - Introduction to the major biomes on Earth. |
updated October 17, 2007