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Preface: The Dictionary: Appendix 1. Geological time scale Appendix 2. Terrestrial chronology of the quaternary ice age in the northern hemisphere Appendix 3. Marine oxygen isotope chronology of the quternary ice age Appendix 4. Wallace's zoogeographical regions Appendix 5. Phytogeographical regions Appendix 6. Terrestrial biomes Appendix 7. Tectonic plates Appendix 8. Major oceanic surface currents Appendix 9. Marine depth zones Appendix 10. Lacustrine depth zones Appendix 11. Soil profile and horizon nomenclature Appendix 12. Zonation of the atmosphere Appendix 13. Plankton size categories Appendix 14. Sediment particle size categories Appendix 15. Taxonomic hierarchy Appendix 16. SI units Appendix 17. Temperature conversion chart Appendix 18. The beaufort wind scale Appendix 19. Chemical elements Appendix 20. The electromagnetic spectrum Appendix 21. Composition of the atmosphere Appendix 22. Global distribution of water Appendix 23. The genetic code and amino acids Appendix 24. Signs and symbols Appendix 25. Acronyms and abbreviations Appendix 26. Latin abbreviations Appendix 27. Greek and Russian alphabets: Roman numerals Appendix 28. Proof correction marks Appendix 29. International paper sizes.