Resultados para "Herbert" en Ciencias de la Tierra

This Very Short Introduction answers four basic questions: what is geography, how do geographers work, why is geography important, and where is the discipline of geography heading? Geography has always been important, though it has had only a short history as an academic discipline and is much...

Organized in keeping with our knowledge of the migration of human groups through history, with statistics and a cultural portrait of each ethnic group, People of the World becomes a fascinating round-the-world tour of customs and traditions, as well as a go-to source for background information to round out one's own family history. From the Tuvans of Siberia to the Samoans and Tahitians of Polynesia, from the Mapuche of Chile to the Sami of Scandinavia, 222 of the world's 10,000-plus ethnic groups are featured.

Sechs führende Höhlenforscher erzählen von ihrer Faszination an der Unterwelt. Von den chemischen und physikalischen Grundlagen der Höhlenentstehung. Von Windhöhlen in den USA, die auszuatmen scheinen, wenn ein Gewitter naht. Von archäologischen Schädelfunden in den Wasserhöhlen Mexikos. Von Wunderkammern aus Eiszapfen und Stalagmiten in Österreich. Vom Winterschlaf der Fledermäuse. Von jüngst entdeckten Tierarten.