Earth Systems Weblinks / Texts: Click here to return to the Earth Systems Revision Page Weblinks: See the excellent Earth Systems Links page on Alan Parkinson fantastic Geography Pages site. Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift: Plate Tectonics Site Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics in more detail On-line lesson on Plate Tectonics Savage Earth Restless Planet Animations and links related to tectonics and Earthquakes Extrusive Igneous Activity: Lava Plateaus and Flood Basalts Composite Volcanoes Shield Volcanoes Lava Domes Calderas and Caldera Formation Satellite images of Volcanoes Case Study - The Cascade Range (St Ivo Geography Department) Hawaii Volcanoes Volcanoes Page Global Volcanism Programme Cascades Observatory Volcano Links Hotspots and the formation of the Hawaiian Islands Satellite Images of Volcanoes Why do Volcanoes Explode? (BBC News Article) Earthquakes: Earthquake Information NEIC Earthquake Bulletin Worldwide Earthquake Locator (Edinburgh Earth Observatory) Intrusive Igneous Landforms: Peak District Geology Notes Dartmoor National Park Authority Isle of Arran Case Study (St Ivo Geography Department) Weathering: Fundamentals of Physical Geography: Weathering Weathering (notes on weathering processes) Information about the Yorkshire Dales Types of Limestone Michigan Karst Conservancy Group Home Page International Karst Research Rob's Granite Page Tor Formation Texts: The following textbooks provide excellent overviews of the key concepts related to the Coastal Environments course: Textbooks: Cook, I (Ed) (2000) Geography in Focus, Causeway Press (Copies in Department for use in lessons and is also available in the Resource Centre for loan) Nagle, G. (2000) Advanced Geography, Oxford. (This is not available in the department but there is a copy of this text available for loan in Resource Centre) Waugh, D (2000). Geography: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition), Nelson Thornes (Copies in Department for use in lessons and a copy of this text is available for loan in Resource Centre) Palmer, A and Yates, N - Advanced Geography (Edexcel A) - CORE TEXT FOR THIS COURSE (New for 2005) |
