Includes index.

Africa -- Europe -- Middle East and Asia -- Australia -- New Zealand and the Pacific -- North America -- South America -- Antartica -- The forces that shape the earth -- Why the continents are drifting across the globe -- The fiery, active youth of volcanoes -- Volcanoes in old age -- The cracks where the earth divides -- Lurching rocks that can wreak terrible destruction -- The violent birth of mountains -- Sun and gravity : forces of erosion -- Limestone country : land of caves and dry valleys -- Coasts : where land and sea battle for supremacy -- How rivers carve patterns in the land -- The brief life of lakes -- The awesome power of glaciers to sculpt the landscape -- Deserts : changing landscapes sandblasted by the wind -- Oceans of drifting sand.

Wilson's Senior High School.

Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.).

Photographs and text explore 138 remote places of natural beauty, from Africa to Antarctica. Includes information about indigenous plants, animals, and people.

Young Adult Follett Library Resources.