The Physical Geography of Brazil
The Physical Geography of Brazil

Author: André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-01-29

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 3030043339

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This book presents the Brazilian natural space and environment. It describes the main environmental aspects of Brazil in relation to geology, climate, geomorphology, vegetation, fauna, water resources and environmental issues. The book presents a beautifully illustrated overview of the physical geography of the Amazon Forest, the central Brazilian savannah (Cerrado), the Cocais Forest, the semi-arid area (Caatinga), the Atlantic Forest area, the Pantanal (Brazilian wetlands), the Auraucárias Plateau, the Pampas area (South grasslands) and the Brazilian Coastal Environment (beaches and mangroves).

Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil
Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil

Author: Bianca Carvalho Vieira

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-03-05

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 9401780234

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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.

Big Water
Big Water

Author: Jacob Blanc

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2018-04-10

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 0816537143

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"A transnational approach to the history of a key Latin American border region"--Provided by publisher.

The Physical Geography of South America
The Physical Geography of South America

Author: Thomas T. Veblen

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 750

ISBN-13: 0190286059

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The Physical Geography of South America, the eighth volume in the Oxford Regional Environments series, presents an enduring statement on the physical and biogeographic conditions of this remarkable continent and their relationships to human activity. It fills a void in recent environmental literature by assembling a team of specialists from within and beyond South America in order to provide an integrated, cross-disciplinary body of knowledge about this mostly tropical continent, together with its high mountains and temperate southern cone. The authors systematically cover the main components of the South American environment - tectonism, climate, glaciation, natural landscape changes, rivers, vegetation, animals, and soils. The book then presents more specific treatments of regions with special attributes from the tropical forests of the Amazon basin to the Atacama Desert and Patagonian steppe, and from the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific coasts to the high Andes. Additionally, the continents environments are given a human face by evaluating the roles played by people over time, from pre-European and European colonial impacts to the effects of modern agriculture and urbanization, and from interactions with El Niño events to prognoses for the future environments of the continent.

Brazil ABCs
Brazil ABCs

Author: David Seidman

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781404822481

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An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Brazil.

Guardians of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest: Environmental Organizations and Development
Guardians of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest: Environmental Organizations and Development

Author: Luiz C. Barbosa

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-05-08

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1317577647

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The Amazon region is the focus of intense conflict between conservationists concerned with deforestation and advocates of agro-industrial development. This book focuses on the contributions of environmental organizations to the preservation of Brazilian Amazonia. It reveals how environmental organizations such as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, WWF and others have fought fiercely to stop deforestation in the region. It documents how the history of frontier expansion and environmental struggle in the region is linked to Brazil’s position in an evolving capitalist world-economy. It is shown how Brazil’s effort to become a developed country has led successive Brazilian governments to devise development projects for Amazonia. The author analyses how globalization has led to the expansion of international commodity chains in the region, particularly for mineral ores, soybeans and beef. He shows how environmental organizations have politicized these commodity chains as weapons of conservation, through boycotting certain products, while other pro-development groups within Brazil claim that such organizations threaten Brazil's sovereignty over its own resources.

Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms
Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms

Author: Eric Bird

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-02-25

Total Pages: 1530

ISBN-13: 1402086385

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This unique richly-illustrated account of the landforms and geology of the world’s coasts, presented in a country-by-country (state-by-state) sequence, assembles a vast amount of data and images of an endangered and increasingly populated and developed landform. An international panel of 138 coastal experts provides information on “what is where” on each sector of coast, together with explanations of the landforms, their evolution and the changes taking place on them. As well as providing details on the coastal features of each country (state or county) the compendium can be used to determine the extent of particular features along the world’s coasts and to investigate comparisons and contrasts between various world regions. With more than 1440 color illustrations and photos, it is particularly useful as a source of information prior to researching or just visiting a sector of coast. References are provided to the current literature on coastal evolution and coastline changes.

Ready-to-go Super Book of Outline Maps
Ready-to-go Super Book of Outline Maps

Author: Scholastic, Inc. Staff

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780439117616

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101 Reproducible outline maps of the continents, countries of the world, the 50 states, and more.