Environmental Connections: A Guide to Environmental StudiesKendall Hunt, 2000 - 199 pagina's A guide intended to help educators and students find resources on environmental topics that will enable them to examine issues in greater depth than typical textbooks allow. Chapters are divided by subject matter: water, biodiversity, air quality, global climate change, energy, forests, food and agriculture, soils, mineral resources, population studies, waste management, toxicology and risk, and environmental decision-making. Guide appears to be most helpful for teachers in upper grade levels. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Water | 19 |
Water in Developing Countries | 26 |
Labs and Activities | 32 |
Air Quality | 55 |
Global Climate Change | 67 |
Energy | 79 |
Transportation | 88 |
Forests | 103 |
Food and Agriculture | 113 |
Mineral Resources | 135 |
Population Studies | 143 |
United States 115 | 153 |
Toxicology and Risk | 165 |
making | 179 |
Legislation and Policy | 190 |
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