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2020-10-14The Global Geoparks Network
The Global Geoparks Network (GGN), of which membership is obligatory for UNESCO Global Geoparks, is a legally constituted NPO with an annual membership fee. The GGN was founded in 2004 and is a dynamic network where members are committed to work together, exchange ideas of best practice, -
2019-08-14Basic knowledge: The surface structure of the Earth
The outermost layer of the Earth is the lithosphere, which is also a direct site for human survival activities. It is composed of igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and soil cover layers.The surface of the lithosphere is mostly covered by the ocean. The low-lying parts of land are -
2019-02-14Basic knowledge: The internal structure of the Earth
With the development of science to this day, although people are able to "go up to the sky and look for the moon", they still have no way to enter the earth. At present, the deepest borehole in the world is only 12 kilometers, and it has not even penetrated the crust. Scientists can only i -
2018-09-14Geological processes on the Earth's surface
The various effects of the dynamics generated by the atmosphere, water, and organisms under the influence of solar radiation, gravity, and the gravitational forces of the sun and moon on the surface of the Earth's crust are called surface geological processes.The main sources of solar radiation -
2017-09-13Geological processes within the Earth's interior
Internal geological processes refer to geological processes primarily caused by internal energy within the Earth. It generally originates and occurs within the Earth's interior, but can often affect the Earth's surface, manifested as volcanic activity, tectonic movements, etc. The internal g