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1) Environment
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There are scientists that consider the current rate of climate change to be the existential crisis of our time. Earth's environment is deteriorating as the planet warms due to human activity. Nineteen of the 20 warmest years ever recorded on Earth have occurred since 2000. Environmental scientists track these measurements and use science, technology, engineering, art, and math to help them determine why this is happening and how to stop it. STEAM...
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Updated for 2013, the Environment is one title in the Britannica Illustrated Science Library Series. It does not take an expert in environmental science to realize that the world is changing. Is it getting warmer? It depends on where you live. Global warming does not necessarily mean that where you live it will be warmer. For most of the people on the planet, the changes to the climate are virtually imperceptible. That is not the case for many plants...
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This wonderful 1922 novel from renowned English author Phyllis Bentley tells the semi-autobiographical story of a modern girl who lifts herself from dull English working class to cultured woman.
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Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have never been more important. Just about every part of our lives is touched by one or more of those fields. In this book, check out many stories from the worlds of the Environment and Sustainability, including these breaking headlines: Science: Helping Plants Grow Through Chemistry Technology: Communities Go Green with i-Tree Engineering: Pros and Cons of Desalination Math: Tracking Storms and Climate...
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The Earth is always changing! But these changes are a part of the cycle of life. Learn about the water cycle, the rock cycle, natural disasters, and adaptations with this science reader that features easy-to-read text and introduces students to important scientific concepts and topics. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and...
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Infographics are simple and creative graphic representations of different numerical facts. This title features a variety of engaging infographics that teach readers all about the environment. Look through the pages to discover fascinating statistics about climate change, endangered animals, energy use, pollution and what you can do to help the environment.
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The study of environment is a must for all of us as we are an integral part of the environment. It includes a composite and exhaustive study of physical and biological sciences including subjects, such as Ecology, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry, Social Science, Geography, etc. Not only this, a study of environment also includes human relationship, perception and policies towards environment.
Hence, in order to understand and learn more about...
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Gale Researcher Guide for: Environment and Resource Sociology is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
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"Winner of the 2000 Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize, American Political Science Association" Thomas F. Homer-Dixon is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Environmental Scarcity and Global Security and the forthcoming book The Ingenuity Gap.
The Earth's human population is expected to pass eight billion by the year 2025, while rapid growth in...
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In East Africa, the Serengeti comes alive when wildebeests journey across treacherous terrain to find the best grazing locations. Every year, approximately 1.5 million wildebeests migrate over 1,800 miles or nearly 3,000 kilometers searching for rain ripened grass. Prior to their journey toward Kenya, they graze on the grasses of the Serengeti in Tanzania before the rainy season comes. As they search for food and water, they endure crocodile-filled...
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The study of environment is a must for all of us as we are an integral part of the environment. It includes a composite and exhaustive study of physical and biological sciences including subjects, such as Ecology, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry, Social Science, Geography, etc. Not only this, a study of environment also includes human relationship, perception and policies towards environment. Hence, in order to understand and learn more about...
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What on Earth? The Environment is a simple first introduction to the environment — the air, soil, water, plants and animals. How do we as humans slot into the natural world around us and how do our actions affect the environment? What on Earth can we do about it? The book contains three different types of pages: Explore, Investigate and Create. This structure provides a child-led and hands-on way for children to learn about the world around them....
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The Earth's climate has a long history of drastic fluctuation. From ice ages to long periods of warmth, there are natural occurrences such as volcanic eruptions and changes in the Sun's intensity that affect the climate. More recently, there is wide speculation that activities associated with the Industrial revolution have altered the atmosphere and have negatively affected the climate. This program demonstrates how scientists measure, study and research...
15) The Environment
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More than 7 billion people live on Earth today, so making sure that the planet remains habitable and hospitable for our species is of vital importance. Yet, many scientists are concerned that human activity-from water and air pollution to the emission of greenhouse gases that affect the climate-threatens the stability of the environment. This book examines differing viewpoints on how to best protect our environment and utilize the earth's natural...
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Are you in the right environment to maximize your creativity? What do we mean by creating the right physical and psychological climate? How can sound, light, and time of day affect your creative thought process? What 10 specific psychological dimensions are predictors of high levels of creativity?
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What is to be, done about the damaging impact of economic activity on the environment? In recent years, there has been growing debate over this question. This book, by an economist, urges Christians to support strong governmental and intergovernmental action to improve the workings of existing global economic systems, so as, to provide adequate environmental protection. As such, it draws on the tradition of mainstream environmental economics and on...
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Challenging Freud's assumption that an individual first develops intrapsychically and is only later confronted with the demands of external reality, Carolyn Saari posits that human beings initially construct a picture of their immediate environment and then construct their identities within that environment. The Environment is an argument in three parts. Part 1 discusses psychoanalytic and developmental theory, showing that while such theory has...
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