Earth’s Evolving Systems: The History of Planet Earth 2nd Edition (PDF) is an introductory textbook designed for popular courses in undergraduate Earth history. Written for college students from a “systems perspective,” it provides coverage of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere, and discussion of how those systems, life and plate tectonics
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