Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches. (Record no. 760109)
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| fixed length control field | 01818cam a22003014b 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | 3228 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20231107130613.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 2023 s2023 iluab b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780716698265 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780716698173 (set) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | rda |
| Transcribing agency | 3228 |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QE599.A2 |
| Item number | L365 2009 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | J 363.349 LAND |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches. |
| 246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | Landslides, mudslides, and avalanches. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Chicago : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | World Book, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 47 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustration (chiefly col.), col. maps ; |
| Dimensions | 28 cm. |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | World Book's library of natural disasters |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Mass movement -- Landslides -- What is a landslide? -- Types of landslides -- China, 1920? -- What causes a landslide? -- What happens during a landslide? -- Landslide effects -- Alaska, 1964 -- Avoiding landslides -- Submarine landslides -- Mudslides -- What is a mudslide? -- Devastating volcanic mudslides -- Rain-induced landslides -- Avalanches -- What is an avalanche? -- Why do avalanches happen? -- The Alps, 1999 -- What happens during an avalanche? -- The effects of avalanches -- Stevens Pass, 1910 -- Avalanche prevention and rescue -- Activity. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A discussion of major types of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Landslides. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 184065 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Mudslides. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 184066 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Avalanches. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 184067 |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | World Book, Inc. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 175469 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| item type | Book |
| -- | 169 |
| -- | Boniswa Ngcongolo |
| -- | 169 |
| -- | Boniswa Ngcongolo |
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