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Focus on Geology
By Karen M. Kortz and Jessica J. Smay
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You will learn to think like a geologist.
Geology is more than looking at rocks. Geologists learn about the present-day Earth and use those observations and interpretations to figure out Earth’s past, learn about how Earth affects people, and make predictions about Earth’s future. In this book you will learn how to apply the pr
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