Understanding Earth leads the way by integrating the study of climate science into core introductory geology

Understanding Earth is an intro/ physical geology text with a highly respected author team and strong explanatory exposition. It is the only book in the market to emphasize the climate/global change, spreading it over three chapters in the center of the book.

It includes modern and accurate research, features new learning objectives that guide student pathways throughout each chapter, and includes new visual literacy exercises which ask students to draw conclusions and think critically about geologic figures and images.