Features
The first textbook to utilize Google Earth™.
Using satellite and aerial photography, Google Earth™ creates spectacular 3-D maps of the planet's surface. Utilizing this technology, Steven Marshak has developed Geotours for every chapter in the text, taking students on virtual fieldtrips where they can apply textbook lessons to real-world geological features.
New active-learning pedagogy.
The Third Edition includes chapters framed by a Geopuzzle or guiding question, and conclude with a Take-Home Message and On Further Thought questions which synthesize core ideas and help students retain information.
The most pedagogically helpful artwork.
With over 100 new figures, including new "What a Geologist Sees" figures, revised and improved synoptic paintings by Gary Hincks, more satellite photos, as well as new animations on StudySpace and zoomable images on the instructors' CD-ROM, the Earth art program is as visually appealing as it is pedagogically sound.
Outstanding lecture tools.
The Earth: Videos of a Planet Instructor's DVD features 24 short film clips carefully selected from the U.S. Geological Survey archives. New 3D simulations illustrate complex geologic phenomena on subjects including the formation of the solar system, plate tectonics, continental collision, and glacier erosion. The Instructors CD-Rom includes, online lecture PowerPoints, clicker questions, illustrations and photographs from the text, and more, provide a rich array of visual resources for use in the classroom.