If you ever had the chance to climb down into a cave, what would you need to know? What would you pack? Who would you want to come with you? This book gives you the knowledge you need to plan your adventure!"
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Members of an expedition into a cave learn how different kinds of caves and cave formations are created in nature and what caves and cave animals are like.
Learn about caves, what they are, different types of caves, and how they are made.
If you ever had the chance to climb down into a cave, what would you need to know? What would you pack? Who would you want to come with you? This book gives you the knowledge you need to plan your adventure!"
Text and pictures describe the Earth's caves, including their different types, animal life, and how people explore them.
Learn about caves, what they are, different types of caves, and how they are made.
"Describes caves, including how they form, plants and animals in caves, how people and weather change caves, caves in North America, and caves of the world"--Provided by publisher.
Extensive backmatter includes an author's note, best practices for safe cave exploration, and additional information about the caves featured in the book.
All caves are underground, but there is more to these landforms than meets the eye! Water forms some caves, while volcanic lava forms others. Some have waterfalls, while others have huge stalactites and stalagmites.
Introduces caves, decribing where they are found, how they are formed, their different types, the animals that live in them, and how they are affected by global warming.
A basic examination of how caves are formed.
This book is aimed at students of the natural environment, but it will also appeal to those - cavers, environmental managers and field naturalists - who are curious about the underground world and its inhabitants. it is illustrated ...
Caves can be deep and dark, but they can also be small and narrow. There are people who like to crawl and climb through damp, dark caves. Why do they do this? Have you ever been inside a cave? What does it feel like?
For today's explorer, Earth offers precious few uncharted regions. Even the deepest trenches in the Pacific have been mapped by sonar, and if you venture to the most remote village...
Inquires into methods and techniques of cave exploration, mechanisms and processes of cave formation, ornamentation, and deposits, historical uses of caves, and the animal life of caves.