
Geomorphology of Central America
A Syngenetic Perspective
Description
Key Features
- Features the latest research on the seismic behavior of the Central America region, including volcanic activity, landslides, rivers, forest areas, and topographic environments.
- More than 100 figures, illustrations, and photographs underscore key concepts and aid in retention.
- Authored by a geomorphologist with more than 30 years of research experience in the field with a focus on Central America.
Readership
Geoscientists (primarily in Central and North America) including geomorphologists, seismologists, volcanologists, landslide researchers, and hazard and disaster researchers
Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Structural Geomorphology
- Abstract
- Tectonic Plates
- Volcanism
- The Central American Case
- Seismology
- Chapter 2: Central America's Isthmus Geomorphology
- Abstract
- Tehuantepec Isthmus Region
- Yucatan and Belize
- Chapter 3: Geomorphological Landscapes of Guatemala
- Abstract
- The Humid Peten Tropical Plain
- Izabal Lake Tectonic System
- Alto Cuchumatanes, a Glacial Past
- Guatemala's Sierra Madre, Volcanic Range
- The Pacific Plain
- Chapter 4: Geomorphological Features of Honduras
- Abstract
- Caribbean Sea Coral Archipelago
- The Narrow Plains
- The Great Caratasca Coastal Alluvial Plain
- The Central Range
- Geomorphology of Copan Valley
- Choluteca Plain
- Gulf of Fonseca Volcanic Archipelago
- Chapter 5: The Geomorphology of El Salvador
- Abstract
- Northern Mountain Range Bordering Honduras
- Interior Valley
- Quaternary Volcanic Range
- El Salvador Pacific Coast
- Chapter 6: Geomorphological Landscapes of Nicaragua
- Abstract
- The Paleozoic Mountains
- The Caribbean Plains
- The Central Mountain Range
- The Central Depression
- Maribios Volcanic Range
- Geomorphological Challenge: Nicaragua's Interoceanic Channel
- Nagrandana Plain and Pacific Coast
- Chapter 7: Costa Rica's Structural Units
- Abstract
- Northern Plains Extension of Nicaragua's Graben
- Plio-Quaternary Volcanic Ranges
- Tempisque River's Tectonic Depression
- Tertiary Mountain Ranges
- The Pacific Coast
- The Caribbean Coast
- Chapter 8: Geomorphological Characteristics of Panama
- Abstract
- Structural Geomorphology
- Panama's Volcanic System
- Bocas Del Toro Archipelago
- Azuero Peninsula
- Panama Canal Area
- Darien's Geomorphological Area
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 172
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2015
- Published: May 18, 2015
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128031599
- eBook ISBN: 9780128031858
About the Author
Jean Pierre Bergoeing
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
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Gilbert P. Wed Jan 08 2020
Geomorphology of Central America - A Syngenetic Perspective
I have three books from Dr. Jean Pierre Bergoeing and all are highly valuable. Besides Geomorphology of Central America - A Syngenetic Perspective, I own the books Geomorphology and Volcanology of Costa Rica and Geomorfología Regional de Costa Rica. The last - albeit in Spanish only - is the one which I prefer, since it is the most extensive of them.