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USA, Addison Wesley, 2003.
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| Description |
xii, 468pThick Yellow Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
An excellent textbook - can be used at various levels of the curriculum.
Unit 1 - Studying Earth discusses the Planet of Life, the environment surrounding it that changes constantly and the Ecosystem.
Unit 2 - Ecological Interactions is all about the structure of the ecosystem, the roles of different living things, their habitats and niches, the cycles of matter and their relationships in balancing the ecosystem.
Unit 3 - Biomes talks about the different types of Desert, Tundra, Grassland, Forest, Freshwater and Marine Biomes.
Unit 4 - Deals with people, the growing human population, the challenges of overpopulation and the problem of dealing with the demand and supply of food for them.
Unit 5 - Energy Resources describes the different types of altrenative energy sources, their uses and the importance of conservation of energy.
Unit 6 - Resources in the Biosphere includes air, water, soils and minerals, land etc; their uses, the ways they are getting polluted, its consequences, and ways and methods to stop the pollution of these resources.
Unit 7 - Managing Human Impact is all about the effect of human beings on the ecosystem, and how conservation and recycling have become crucial matters to be looked into. It also presents the need for global co-operation to achieve its goals.
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| Contents |
Unit 1 Studying Earth
Planet Earth
Methods of Science
Change in the Biosphere
Unit 2 - Ecological Interactions
Matter and Energy in the ecosystem
Interactions in the Ecosystem
Ecosystem Balance
Unit 3 - Biomes
Desert and Tundra Biomes
Grassland Biomes
Forest Biomes
Freshwater Biomes
The Marine Biome
Unit 4 - People in the Global Ecosystem
People and their needs
Human population
Feeding the world
Unit 5 - Energy Resources
Energy from Organic Fuels
Nuclear Energy
Alternative Energy sounces
Unit 6 - Resources in the Biosphere
Minerals and soils
Land pollution
Water
Water pollution
Air and Noise pollution
Unit 7 - Managing Human Impact
Habitat destruction
Toward a sustainable future
Protecting the environment
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| Standard Number |
0130699004 Hb.
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