Geology of National Parks for the University of Texas, Austin

Elizabeth Catlos (Autor)

Loseblattwerk

277 Seiten

2019
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-7924-0104-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Teaches how to recognise landforms and rock formations within a national park. Students will begin to read and interpret the geologic story behind the scenery which extends to scenery beyond the perks to their own backyard.

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The National Parks of the United States preserve our nation's iconic landscapes and some of the finest examples of geologic heritage. From glaciers to caves, volcanoes to canyons, or mountains to coral reefs, the nation's geologic features and landforms have been an important part of the American experience throughout its history. The geologic features found in our national parks are a testimony to the Earth's complexity and dynamic nature; a planet that has been in a continuous state of change since its origin 4.6 billion years ago. The landscapes and awe inspiring geological features we observe in the national parks are merely snapshots in time as Earth continues its course of change as the result of interactions among the planet's many internal and external processes.

The landforms and geologic structures within our national parks have a story to tell about an area's geologic history and tectonic setting.

Geology of National Parks teaches how to recognize landforms and rock formations within a national park; thus, students will begin to read and interpret the geologic story behind the scenery which extends to scenery beyond the perks to their own backyard. Students will also recognize that the plant and animal communities in an area along with the human history are linked to the landforms through the habitat, resources and shelter they provide.

Geology of National Parks:

presents the basic elements of physical geology.
features two new parks in this edition: Congaree National Park and Pinnacles National Park.


Geology of National Parks features five parts:

Scenery Developed by Weathering and Erosion on Flat-Lying Rocks
Caves and Reefs
Landscapes Shaped by Continental and Alpine Glaciation
Volcanic Features and Volcanic Activity
Landscapes and Structures in Areas of Complex Mountains


The 58 National Parks featured in this edition have a dedicated chapter within these categories.

Inhalt

Preface
Introduction
PART I: SCENERY DEVELOPED BY WEATHERING AND EROSION ON FLAT-LYING ROCKS
The Geologic View of Time
Chapter 1: Grand Canyon National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Box 1.1 How Rocks Are Classified
Geologic History
Box 1.2 Geologic History of the Colorado Plateaus
Box 1.3 The Terraced Walls of the Grand Canyon
Hydrology of the Grand Canyon - Bedrock Formations - Rocks of the Grand Canyon - Igneous Rock Features - Sedimentary Environments - Geologic Structures - Karst Features
Chapter 2: Zion National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic Structures
Geologic History
Box 2.1 The Grand Staircase
Erosional Features - Bedrock Formations - Volcanic Rocks
Chapter 3: Bryce Canyon National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic History
Pink Cliffs at the Top of the Staircase - Weathering Processes - Hoodoos
Chapter 4: Arches National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic History
Box 4.1 Colorado National Monument and Dinosaur National Monument
Arches and Natural Bridges - How the Arches Form - Arches of Arches - Balanced Rocks - Park Avenue and Courthouse Towers - The Controlling Influence: Salt Structures - Products of Weathering
Chapter 5: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic History
Chapter 6: Petrified Forest National Park
Geographic Setting
Box 6.1 Silica Can Assume Many Forms
Box 6.2 How Does Wood Turn to Stone?
Geologic Features
Geologic History
Chinle Formation - The Petrified Wood - Fossils and the "Dawn of Dinosaurs" - Petroglyphs and Desert Varnish - Caliche and Other Desert Features - Badland Topography and the Painted Desert
PART II: CAVES AND REEFS
Caves and Reefs Protected in the National Park Systems
Limestones and Dolostones
The Role of Ground Water
Chapter 7: Everglades National Park
The Wetlands Environment—Past and Present
Geologic History
Box 7.1 The Biscayne Aquifer
The Ecosystems of the Wetlands
Chapter 8: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic History
Origin (Speleogenesis) of the Caves – Bedrock and Geologic Structure - Cavern Features - Sediments in the Cavern - Lechuguilla Cave
Chapter 9: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic History
The Capitan Reef
PART III: LANDSCAPES SHAPED BY CONTINENTAL OR ALPINE GLACIAITON
The Theory of Glacial Ages
Types of Glaciers
How Glaciers Form and Move
The Work of Glaciers
Glacial Advances and Retreats
Carbon-14 Dating
Is Another Ice Age Coming?
Chapter 10: Acadia National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Box 10.1 More about Metamorphic Rocks
Geologic History
Terranes That "Drifted" - The Metamorphic Rocks of Acadia - The Cadillac Mountain Intrusive Complex - The Shatter Zone, Pegmatites, Veins, and Dikes - The Acadian Orogeny - Glacial and Wave-Action Features - Wave-Depositional Features
Chapter 11: Rocky Mountain National Park
Box 11.1 Igneous Rocks
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic History
The Crystalline Bedrock - The Development of the Rocky Mountains - Volcanic Activity, Pegmatites, and Hydrothermal Veins - Old Erosional Surfaces - Glacial Features - Mass Wasting Features
Chapter 12: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic History
Examples of Glacial Erosion - Glacial Deposition - Avalanche Chutes - Glacier Recession - The Belt Supergroup - Igneous Sill and Lavas - The Lewis Thrust
Chapter 13: Yosemite National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic History
Bedrock Geology - Mesozoic Batholiths - Late Cenozoic Volcanic Activity - Joint Systems and Landform Development - Effects of Glacial Erosion - Waterfalls
Chapter 14: Olympic National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Box 14.1 Paleomagnetism in Iron-Bearing Rocks
The Olympic National Park Coastal Strip
Geologic History
Box 14.2 How Waves Do Geologic Work
The Making of Geologic Maps - A Plate Tectonics Explanation - Faults and Hot Springs - Turbidites, Tectonic Mélanges, and Piercement Structures - The Shaping of the Olympic Landscape
PART IV: VOLCANIC FEATURES AND VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
Volcanic Features Protected in the National Park System
Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks
Characteristics of Lava
How Lavas and Volcanic Rocks Are Classified
Types of Volcanoes and Volcanic Belts
Chapter 15: Mount Rainier National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Box 15.1 The Cascade Volcanoes: A Part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire"
Geologic History
Glacial Features - Mass Wasting Processes on Mount Rainier
Chapter 16: Crater Lake National Park
Tectonic Setting and Regional Geology
Geologic Features
Volcanic Features
Mount Mazama's Climactic Eruption
Glacial Features
Mass Wasting
Geologic History
Volcanic Rocks - Faults - Mount Mazama - Associated Stratovolcanoes - Cinder Cones and Shield Volcanoes - Dikes and Other Features of the Caldera Walls - Volcanic Domes - Volcanic Features on the Crater Lake Floor
Chapter 17: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Box 17.1 The Geography and Geology of the Hawaiian Archipelago
Submarine and Shore Features
Geologic History
Box 17.2 Forecasting Eruptions
Volcanic Rocks That Form from the Lavas - Types of Lava and Lava Features - Ash Explosions and Pyroclastics - Rift Zones on the Volcanoes - Fault Systems and Landslides
Chapter 18: Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone and the National Park Image
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Glacial Features
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River
Buried Forests
Geologic History
Discovery and Exploration - The Surrounding Ranges - The Yellowstone Plateau - The Yellowstone Caldera - What is below Yellowstone? - The Hot Spot - Hot Springs and Geysers - Seismic Activity and the Thermal Features - Columnar Jointing and Obsidian
PART V LANDSCAPES AND STRUCTURES IN AREAS OF COMPLEX MOUNTAINS
Characteristics of Major Mountain Belts
Chapter 19: Grand Teton National Park
Geologic Features
Geologic History
Rocks and Structures - Faults and Fault Blocks - How Surface Processes Modified the Teton Landscape
Chapter 20: Joshua Tree National Park
Location and Geography
Tectonic Setting
Types of Rocks Exposed in the Joshua Tree Region
Structural Geology
Sculpting the Desert Landscape
Landforms of the Desert
Box 20.1 How Arid Region Landforms Differ From Landforms in Humid Regions
The Final Polish
Geologic History
Climate - Metamorphic Rocks - Igneous Rocks - Faults - Joints - Weathering - Subsoil Weathering
Chapter 21: Death Valley National Park
Geographic Setting and Human History
Death Valley's Tectonic Setting
Geologic History
General Features - The Faults - The Ranges - The Basins - Features Related to Active Faulting Along the Black Mountains Front - The Black Mountains and the Basin and Range from Dante's View - Lake Manly - Playa Lakes and the Death Valley Salt Pan - Young Volcanic Features - Sand Dunes - The Central Death Valley Plutonic–Volcanic Field: A Fault-Controlled Igneous Terrane - Springs - Events That Preceded the Formation of the Present Basins and Ranges
Chapter 22: Big Bend National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic History
The Landforms - The Rio Grande – Hot Springs - Vertebrate Fossils - Mining in the Big Bend Area
Chapter 23: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Geographic Setting
Geologic Features
Geologic History
Bedrock and Geologic Structures - Folds and Faults - How the Coves Developed

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.8.2019
• Verlagsort: Iowa
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• ISBN-10: 1-7924-0104-3 / 1792401043
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7924-0104-6 / 9781792401046
• Zustand: Neuware