Landscapes and landforms of Brazil [electronic resource] / Bianca Carvalho Vieira, André Augusto Rogues Salgado, Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos, editors.
2015
QH77.B7
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Title
Landscapes and landforms of Brazil [electronic resource] / Bianca Carvalho Vieira, André Augusto Rogues Salgado, Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos, editors.
ISBN
9789401780230 electronic book
9401780234 electronic book
9789401780223
9401780234 electronic book
9789401780223
Published
Cham [Switzerland] : Springer, [2015]
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-94-017-8023-0 doi
Call Number
QH77.B7
Dewey Decimal Classification
551.410981
Summary
This book presents Brazil as a country of continental dimensions. Its territory has a large variety of rock types, geological structures and climates. The country has a large variety of landscapes, such as the humid plains of the Amazon River, the dry plateaus of the semi-arid region or the subtropical mountains of the southern region. On the coast, some plateaus and mountains, like the Serra do Mar Mountain range, formed a significant barrier front to access the hinterland of Brazil. On the other side of these coastal plateaus and mountains, there is a large collection of other plateaus, mountains, plains and depressions little altered by human interference. Thus, Brazil has a unique variety of different landscapes and extraordinary geomorphological sites. The book invites readers to learn more about the beautiful Brazilian landscapes, their complexity and vastness.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Vieira, Bianca Carvalho, editor
Salgado, André Augusto Rogues, editor.
Santos, Leonardo José Cordeiro, editor.
Salgado, André Augusto Rogues, editor.
Santos, Leonardo José Cordeiro, editor.
Series
World geomorphological landscapes.
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