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Environmental science / Karen Arms

By: Publication details: New York ; Atlanta : Harcourt, Brace & Winston, c2000.Edition: Teacher's annotated editionDescription: (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0030529433
  • 9780030529436
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.7 22 ARM
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CONTENT

Chapter 1. Environmental science: A global perspective
Understanding environment
Using science to solve environmental problems
Making environmental decisions

2. Living things in ecosystems
Ecosystems: Everything connected
How species interact with each other
Adapting to the environment

3. How ecosystems work
Energy flow in ecosystems
The cycling of materials
How ecosystems change

4. Kinds of eco systems
Forests
Grassland chaparral, deserts and tundra
Fresh water ecosystems
Marine ecosystems

5. Water
Our water resources
Fresh water pollution
Ocean pollution

6. Air
What causes air pollution
Effects on human health
Acid precipitation

7. Atmosphere and environment
The atmosphere
Climate
Greenhouse earth
8. Land
9. Food
10. Biodiversity
11. Energy
12. Waste
13. Population growth
14. Toward a sustainable future

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