Open AccessMapping Earth Science Week 2013
Author(s) -
Camphire Geoff
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo380002
Subject(s) - hydrosphere , biosphere , earth science , quake (natural phenomenon) , volcano , atmosphere (unit) , earth (classical element) , earth system science , geology , solid earth , natural (archaeology) , astrobiology , geography , meteorology , geophysics , seismology , ecology , paleontology , oceanography , physics , mathematical physics , biology
What do geoscience students see in maps? Land formations. Bodies of water. Deposits of natural resources. Faults and fissures in the Earth. Quake zones and volcanoes. Weather patterns. Population centers, territorial boundaries, travel routes, and more. Maybe most important, maps can help show how major Earth systems—geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere—interact.