Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil

403 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: World Geomorphological Landscapes
• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Geowissenschaften Geologie und die Lithosphäre Geomorphologie, geologische Oberflächenprozesse
• ISBN: 9789402400304
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.10.2016
• Größe: 27.9 x 21 cm
• Verlag: Springer Netherland
• Herausgegeben von: Bianca Carvalho Vieira, André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado, Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos