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From Mexico to the tip of South America, Latin America features varied scenery, including deserts, grasslands, plains, and mountains. Some are extreme: The Andes is the world's longest mountain range, and the Atacama Desert has not had rain for over 400 years! Latin America's remarkable landscape is an essential factor in its surprisingly different climatic zones. This insightful volume offers a comprehensive tour of the many vibrant countries of this fascinating region, highlighting its most striking areas in vivid photographs. It is also an inviting exploration of geography, natural...

La Geología es una ciencia sumamente atractiva ya que abarca cuestiones trascendentales relacionadas con nuestro planeta: su origen, su formación, la vida en tiempos pasados y los procesos actuales de evolución, en la que los seres humanos intervenimos de manera activa. En este volumen se analiza, además de su origen y formación, la estructura de la Tierra, la composición de la atmósfera, la deriva de los continentes, los volcanes, la formación del relieve, los glaciares, el mar, el ciclo geológico y los mapas.

Young students will be enthralled with compelling portraits of famous figures who devoted their lives to improving the world. Includes historical photos and illustrations.

When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, he doubled the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.