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006124
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2007 (Reprint)
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Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Description |
viii, 392pDark Brown Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Comprehensively meeting all syllabus requirements, this text uses global, Australian and NSW contexts to explore interactions between humans and the environments they inhabit. The text provides coverage of core and option topics.
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Section 1: Tectonic impacts
- Tectonic plates
- Mountain building
- How continents evolve
- Natural disasters and tectonics
- Climate and tectonics
Section 2: Environments through time
- The ages of the Earth
- Fossils and evolution
- Important events of the Archaean and Early Proterozoic
- Important events of the Late Proterozoic and Early Phanerozoic
- Life moves into the terrestrial environment
- Decimation and regeneration of the Earth's life
Section 3: Caring for the country
- Weathering and erosion of Australia's land surfaces
- Salinity of soils and water
- Pesticides: Effects and alternatives
- Maintaining and protecting surface water
- The impact of the industrial revolution on the atmosphere and hydrosphere
- Waste management and mine-site rehabilitation
Section4: Introduced species and the Australian environment
- Survey of introduced species in Australia
- Environmental impacts of introduced species
- Introduced species case studies
- Rehabilitating ecosystems damaged by introduced species
- Modern quarantine methods
Section 5: Organic geology: A non renewable resource
- The properties of fossil fuels
- Environments and processes of fossil fuel formation
- Exploration methods for coal and oil
- The processing and uses of fossil fuels
- The effects of fossil fuels on the environment
- The search for alternative sources of energy
Section 6: Mining and the Australian environment
- Why mineral deposits are not all ore deposits
- Mineral exploration
- From discovery to export
- Mining, society and the law
- Mining and the environment
Section 7: Oceanography
- Collecting data about the oceans
- The world's oceans
- Mass motion of the oceans
- Life in the oceans
- Hydrothermal vents and their communities
- Deep-sea sediments
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0521016630 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
006611 | 550/HUB | Main | On Shelf | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
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ID:
001048
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New York, Oxford University Press, 2003.
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Description |
176pBlack Spine
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The New Encyclopedia of Science
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Summary/Abstract |
A set of nine volumes providing quick answers to a specific query, along with a more detailed account of a particular topic.
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Intoduction
Knowledge map
Timechart
Ecology keywords
A living planet
Chains and webs
Cycles and energy
The Physical environment
Population studies
Agriculture and its costs
The human factor
Factfile
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019521918X Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
003629 | 503/NEW | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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ID:
006839
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 1999.
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Description |
32pYellow Spine
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Science Topics
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Summary/Abstract |
Discusses ecosystems and the environment, including habitats, food chains and food webs, adaptation, human impact, and genetic engineering.
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Habitats and ecosystems
Food chains
Food webs
Pyramids of life
Making the best of it
Keeping up with the change
Agents for change
Good or bad?
Populations - plants and animals
The human population
Introducing variety
'Pharming' inthe future
Extinction
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0431076669 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
007341 | 577/FUL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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015531
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Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2009.
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32pGreen and Yellow Spine
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Investigate
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Summary/Abstract |
Why do people cut down trees? How do people pollute water? What is global warming? This book encourages geographical enquiry with an interactive, investigative, and visual approach to a wide range of core curriculum topics.
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What is the environment?
Water pollution
Air pollution
Global warming
Caring for the environment
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9781432934743 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
015271 | 363.7/SPI | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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016215
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Environment
/ Raven, Peter, H.; Berg, Linda, R.; Hassenzahl, David, M.
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2008
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6th ed.
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Hoboken, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008.
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599pWhite spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Explores the various aspects of the environment to make informed decisions on the various perspectives of environmental issues affecting the world today.
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9780470119266 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
015695 | 363.7/RAV | Main | On Shelf | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
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ID:
025589
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Peachtree city, Gallopade International,
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Description |
24pRed Spine
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Common core lessons and activities
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A supplementary resource to support existing resources on environmental science. Provides ready-to-use reproducible pages with Common Core lessons and activities.
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What is Enviornmental science?
Environmental science vocabulary
Earth's systems
The water cycle
How weather affects landfroms
Acid rain
Population and deforestation
Three Gorges Dam
Water on earth
Careers related to environmental science
Bhopal Gas disaster
How animals become extinct
People and the environment
Problem-solution-results
Water pollution
What is the EPA?
The price of success
The problem of Oil spills
Cleaning up Oil Spills
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9780635119803 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
023347 | 363.7/MAR | Main | On Shelf | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
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014464
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New Zealand, Biozone International, 2007.
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Description |
140pMango spine
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Biology Modular Workbook Series
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Summary/Abstract |
Introduces students to the Earth's physical and biological systems, and examines the interaction of humans with their environment.
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The earth's systems
Ecosystems
Populations
Investigating ecosystems
Land, water and energy
Pollution and global change
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9781877462163 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
I00628 | 333.7/GRE | Main | On Shelf | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
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ID:
015655
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Hamilton, Biozone International, 2011.
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Description |
vi, 234pYellow Spine
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Biology modular workbook
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Summary/Abstract |
Introduces students to the Earth's physical and biological systems, and examines the interactions of humans with environment.
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The Earth's system
Ecosystems
Natural Ecosystem change
Populations
Investigating ecosystems
Land and water
Energy
Pollution
Global change
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9781877462764 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
015394 | 363.7/PRY | Main | On Shelf | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
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ID:
017140
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Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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Description |
vi, 330pDark Blue Spine
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This coursebook is designed to develop students' analytical skills on a range of environmental issues from small-scale local events to large-scale global issues. Examples have been drawn from a wide variety of natural and economic situations to demonstrate our impact on the environment, which is a concern for all of us.
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9781107609204 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
I01061 | 333.7/GUI | Main | On Shelf | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
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ID:
026200
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Global ocean
/ Strauss, Rochelle; Donovan, Natasha (ill.)
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2022
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Toronto, Kids Can Press, 2022.
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Description |
36pOrange and Blue Spine
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A comprehensive picture of a body of water that is much more than a vast habitat: the well-researched and accessibly written text details the global ocean's influence on the whole of the planet, as well as the often detrimental influence of Earth's human inhabitants have on the global ocean.
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Earth's beating heart
About the global ocean
An ocean of diversity
Rough waters
Changing climate, changing ocean
Warming waters
Sinking the carbon sink
A sea of trash
The plastic problem
A fishing frenzy
A cost to the coastline
Waves of change
Finding YOUR wave
Note to teachers, parents and guardians
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9781525304910 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
023967 | 551.46/STR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
014927
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Essex, Heinemann Library, 2009.
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Description |
32pGreen Spine
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Real world data
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Summary/Abstract |
Looks at the numbers behind environmental change - where and how is teh tipping point reached, and what can mankind do to change these numbers, and save the environment? Includes charts and graphs.
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9780431029535 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
014684 | 363.700728/SOL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
018699
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Vermont, Nomad Press,
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122pBlue Spine
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Build it yourself
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Summary/Abstract |
Introduces key environmental issues - wind and solar power, pollution, endangered species, global warming and recycling. Includes hands-on projects like building a worm composting castle and a wind-powered bubble machine.
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Understanding our World
Earth - Our spot in space
Air, All around us
Water, Water everywhere
Our Star, The Sun
Life on Earth
The Problems the Environment Faces
Pollution
Global Warming
Ozone Depletion
Nature at Risk
Recycling
The Balance of the Environment
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9781934670040 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
017826 | 363.7/REI | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
011660
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London, Dk Publishing Inc, 2009.
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96pRed Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Gives a comprehensive look at life on Earth, and shows how we can help make sure our environment is preserved for generations to come.
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Earth watch -
People pressure
Forest crisis
Fire alert
Changing climates
Victims of change
Flood!
Filthy fuel
Clean air... dirty air
Perils of pollution
Wasteful world
A cleaner future
Water watch -
Precious resource
Water crisis
Evils of pollution
Perfect balance
Reef in danger
Coastal care
Exploiting the sea
Tourist traffic
Foul sea
Rising sea levels
Animal watch -
Habitats at risk
New species, new threats
Animal harvest
Parts for sale
Pet trade
Hunting for sport
Animals in danger
Parks and reserves
Zoo debate
Food watch -
Food for all
Uneven harvest
The feed machine
Famine!
Working with nature
GM food debate
Livestock farming
Fishing for food
Costing the earth
Glossary
Action plan/Index
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9780756658205 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
011844 | 333.72/BRA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
010262
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England, Copper Beech Books, 1999.
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Description |
32pWhite Spine
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Discovering Nature
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Summary/Abstract |
Introduces the underwater parts of our world, with simple experiments which teach about life in and around the water's edge.
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Introduction
Flowing water
Dams
Speedy rivers
Pond dipping
Water bugs
Breathing underwater
Make a pond
Waterbirds
The tide
Seaweed
Rock pools
Shellfish
Glossary
Index
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0761309241 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
010645 | 577.6/HEW | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
016696
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London, Scholastic, 2009.
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Description |
144pOrange Spine
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Horrible Science
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Summary/Abstract |
Deals with the issues of global warming and climate change: What are the sickening secrets of gruesome greenhouse gases? Which is the deadliest toxic waste? Will the Earth make it to the year 2100? Find out in this book!
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9781407108223 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
016288 | 333.7/ARN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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