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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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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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001108
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2007 (Reprint)
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Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2005.
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270pGreen Spine
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Aims to enable students to understand and appreciate the interdependence of the Earth's natural systems, its resources and learn to best manage them for the future.
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The Lithosphere
- The Earth, its rocks and minerals
- Impact of exploiting minerals and environmental conservation
- Fossil fuels as sources of energy
- Alternative energy sources and other conservation strategies
- Plate tectonics
- Soils: formation, composition and uses
- Causes ans consequences of land pollution
- Renewable and non-renewable resources
The Hydrosphere
- The water cycle and water availability on Earth
- Uses of fresh water and water supply
- Flooding and drought: causes and effects
- Water pollution: causes, consequences and improvements
- Water-related diseases
- The Oceans
- World ocean fisheries
- Marine pollution: causes and impacts
- The Southern Ocean: a case study
- Water problems - a summary
The Atmosphere
- The Atmosphere: structure, composition and energy source
- Atmospheric pollution: causes, effects and strategies
- Measuring the weather
- World climates and effects on human activity
- Farming systems, agricultural techniques and management
- Climatic hazards: causes and occurence
- Gloom, doom and hope
Biosphere
- Ecosystems: their function, operation, and resource potential
- Human activities and their impacts on Earth's environment
- Strategies for conseration
- Biomes and their distribution
- Deforestation and sustainable management of forests
- Soil erosion, desertification and conservation
- World population growth
- World inequalities, trade and aid
- Unsustainability on Earth - can you help?
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0195977858 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 004651 | 363.7/PAL | Main | On Shelf | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
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009665
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Great Britain, Pearson Education Ltd., 2010.
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390pLight Green Spine
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A comprehensive textbook, covering all seven topics from the Baccalaureate course, along with advice on Internal Assessment, the Extended Essay, and links to Theory of Knowledge. Written by experienced IB teachers, practice question papers from past examination papers with additional online materials to support and extend the subject coverage.
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Systems and models-
Concepts and characteristics of systems
Practice questions
The ecosystem-
Structure
Measuring abiotic components of the system
Measuring biotic components of the system
Biomes
Function
Changes
Measuring changes in the system
Practice questions
Human populations, carrying capacity and resource use-
Population dynamics
Resources - natural capital
Energy resources
The soil system
Food resources
Water resources
Limits to growth
Environmental demands of human populations
Practice questions
Conservation and biodiversity-
Biodiversity in ecosystems
Evaluating biodiversity and vulnerability
Conservation of biodiversity
Practice questions
Pollution management-
Nature of pollution
Detection and monitoring of pollution
Approaches to pollution management
Eutrophication
Solid domestic waste
Depletion of stratospheric ozone
Urban air pollution
Acid deposition
Pracetice questions
The issue of global warming-
The greehouse effect
Practice questions
Environmental value systems-
Environmental value systems and philosophies
Practice questions
Theory of knowledge
Overall assessment
Internal assessment
Advice on the extended essay
Advice on examination strategies
Basic statistics and data analysis
Answers
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9780435032630 Pb.
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| 010062 | 333.7/DAV | Main | Missing | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
| I00629 | 333.7/DAV | Main | On Shelf | General | |
| I01080 | 333.7/DAV | Main | On Shelf | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
| I01177 | 333.7/DAV | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
007958
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Great Britain, A & C Black Publishers, 2006.
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320pGrey Spine
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This book promotes understanding and insight into the issue of climate change, conveys the urgency of immediate action. It also is a huge wake up call as it shows how all of us inhabiting the earth, can save the planet.
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Our changing world
How close is runaway global warming?
Creating a scorched earth
Mad, bad, or greedy?
Even termites are to blame
We need ice
Rising tides
Shellfish on death row
Extreme events
Fiddling while the globe burns
Peak oil and China
Boom time for jobs and sunrise industries
Voodoo economics
What can we do?
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0713682051 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 008342 | 363.73874/BRO | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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ID:
003466
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London, Gaia Books Ltd., 2005.
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304pBlue and Brown Spine
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This is the definitive guide to a planet in critical transition. This revised edition comes after a decade of revolutionary environmental and political change. Threats have become issues for governments, hopes have become world-widen efforts and plans. We are now at a great turning point in history: from a reckless, exploiting past to a sustainable future.
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Land
The Land Potential
The Land Crisis
Managing the Land
Ocean
The Ocean Potential
The Ocean Crisis
Managing the Ocean
Elements
The Elemental Potential
The Elements Crisis
Managing the Elements
Evolution
The Evolutionary Potential
Evolution in Crisis
Evolution in Management
Humankind
Human Potential
The Inability to Participate
Managing Ourselves
Civilization
Power of Civilization
Crisis - The divided world
Managing our civilization
Management
The Management Potential
Crisis - The Threat of War
Under New Management
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1856752097 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 003569 | 333.7/MYE | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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