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007242
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2001
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Godalming, Hodder Wayland, 1998.
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32pWhite Spine
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Earth Alert!
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Discusses various kinds of farming, including livestock farming and sustainable farming, and examines the changing nature of how the land is used and preserved. Includes case studies and activities.
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Food for thought
Feeding the world
Using the land, losing the soil
Arable and livestock farming
Changing nature
Sustainable farming
Glossary
Topic web and resources
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0750233303 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 007656 | 630/FEA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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003370
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2000 (Pb)
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USA, North-South Books, 1994.
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32pGreen Spine
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Tells of the complex ecosystem beneath our feet, how people depend on the living earth and how man's exploitation of the earth's resources could threaten its future survival.
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0735813159 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 003006 | 577.57/SCH | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
014106
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Mumbai, Euro Books, 2007.
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40pCream Spine
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Disney Learning Series
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Land is all around us. It can be as big as a mountain or as small as your backyard. It can be a grassy meadow or a dry desert. Just look inside the book and find more.
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9788128615450 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 013854 | 551.4/DIS | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
010920
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Canada, Crabtree Publishing Company, 2010.
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48pBlue spine
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Investigating Human Migration and Settlement
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Explains the factors determining the location and growth of human settlement such as colonization and canals, cliff dwellings and commuter towns, river routes and railroads, and trade routes and sprawl. Includes fascinating examples tracing the historical roots and contemporary causes of the patterns created by human migration and settlement.
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Patterns of migration and settlement
Early human migrations
Landscape and climate
Location, location, location
The pull of natural resources
Transportation links
Urbanization and suburbanization
Glossary
Ideas for discussion
Further information
Index
About the author
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9780778751977 Pb.
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| 011276 | 307/HYD | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
008960
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Great Britain, Usborne Publishing Ltd., 1994.
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48pWhite Spine
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Usborne Understanding Geography
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Provides a lively and informative introduction to food production and explains how farming techniques are imporving to meet these pressing demands.
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What is farming?
The first farmers
Climate, soil and farming
Food and food plants
Livestock
Grass and grazing
Dairy farming
Pig farming
Poultry farming
Mixed farming
Slash and burn
Cereal crops
Rice growing
Plantations
Forestry
Horticulture
Irrigation
Intensive famring
Organic farming
Conserving the land
Unusual livestock farming
Feeding the world
Glossary
Index
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0746007388 Hb.
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| 009330 | 333.76/BRA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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