You may have already requested this item. In presenting the latest geoscientific knowledge, Shaping a Nation is vividly illustrated by technical drawings and figures and accompanied by stunning photography that reveals the extraordinary beauty of Australia\u2019s geology and landscapes. If you use 'OR' between two words, then bth of those words may or may not be present in the search results. If you use 'AND' between two words, then both of those words will be present in the search results. True to its intentions, the book starts with a chapter about the demography, history and culture of ‘Australia and the Australian people’, including geography (nicely illustrating that its size is equivalent to the US lower 48), landscape (‘the flattest on Earth’), climate (flush with ultraviolet light resulting in the highest skin cancer rates in the world), flora (certainly a lot more than the plentiful fossil record), fauna (of the 869 reptiles, 773 are found nowhere else), resources (utilization started with the aboriginals, while the discovery of copper saved the colony from early ruin) and geohazards (largely cyclones, floods, droughts, heatwaves and bushfires). ex: Harry -Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'. ex: "Harry Potter" will return any results with 'Harry Potter' in them, but not 'Potter Harry'. For the avid reader, an accompanying DVD-ROM disc hosts extensive appendices, including supplementary reading and reference material, maps, movies and an interactive 3D model showcasing many geoscience datasets. Presented in a refreshingly non-linear format, the book summarises much of what we know about this country\u2019s geological history, discussing the fossil record and evolution of life across the continent, describing its mineral and energy reserves, and revealing the significance of its coastal and groundwater systems. # Shaping a nation : a geology of Australia\n, # International Geological Congress (34th : 2012 : Brisbane, Qld. http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/vocabulary\/countries\/aca> ; http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh85054059> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Topic\/historical_geology_australia> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Topic\/geology_economic_australia> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/1051513> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Thing\/australian> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/940720> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/940627> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/1204543> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Topic\/geologie> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Place\/australien> ; http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh2010104909> ; http:\/\/dewey.info\/class\/559.4\/e23\/> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Topic\/lagerstattenkunde> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/958125> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Topic\/palaontologie> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Meeting\/international_geological_congress_34th_2012_brisbane_qld> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Person\/blewett_richard> ; http:\/\/worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/id\/1120588099> ; http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/803690228#Review\/-1899509828> ; http:\/\/epress.anu.edu.au\/titles\/shaping-a-nation\/pdf-download> ; http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9781922103437> ; http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/803690228> ; http:\/\/dewey.info\/class\/559.4\/e23\/>, http:\/\/epress.anu.edu.au\/titles\/shaping-a-nation\/pdf-download>, http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Meeting\/international_geological_congress_34th_2012_brisbane_qld>. In presenting the latest geoscientific knowledge, Shaping a Nation is vividly illustrated by technical drawings and figures and accompanied by stunning photography that reveals the extraordinary beauty of Australia's geology and landscapes. AM Journal Article. We learn about the evolution of life based on a Gondwanan legacy, but with a flora and fauna made largely unique because of the continent’s separation from others over most of the Cainozoic. It carries out geoscientific research. Presented in a refreshingly non-linear format, the book summarises much of what we know about this country’s geological. Australia’s defining moment came 34 million years ago when the continent rifted from Gondwana. Australia is largely covered by weathered rocks (regoliths), and Ayers Rock can be looked upon as an erosional remnant. Format: Book, Online; Get this from a library! )\" ; Shaping a Nation: A Geology of Australia is the story of a continent\u2019s geological evolution as seen through the lens of human impacts. No one with an interest in geology should, however, ever consider going there without having spent considerable time on this book. Chapter 4 – Out of Gondwana – will probably be the favourite for petroleum geoscientists who want to know more about the Australian petroleum systems. http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh85054085> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1120588099#Topic\/historical_geology_australia>. The E-mail Address(es) field is required.

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