population

Provides information on land management, its importance, and the environmental threats placed upon it.

An exploration of population, covering immigration, emigration, birth rates, mortality, population density, and other related topics.

Explains the science behind climate change.

Explores the future of farming on a global scale, including the environmental, political, social, and economic implications of farming.

"To mark the birth of the seven billionth citizen of planet Earth in 2011, National Geographic magazine commissioned seven articles that explore the issues of demographics, food security, climate change, fertility trends, and managing biodiversity."--Provided by publisher.

Discusses problems creating by the growing human population, which surpassed the 6 billion mark in 1999. Covers topics such as poverty, illiteracy, the toll on the environment, and water, food and other resource shortages. Addresses the grim realities of life in third-world nations while discussing population control initiatives in Vietnam, Uganda, and Mexico that include family planning, HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, sex education, and efforts to improve the economic status of women.

The relationship between people and their environment is an essential part of both social studies and science, and readers dive deeply into fun facts and surprising statistics about this important curriculum concept with the help of short, simple blocks of text that keep readers engaged and make learning fun. Infographics, illustrations, and colorful photographs provide additional sources of information and serve as the focal point of the creative design. This fresh approach to a familiar topic is crafted to help readers remember and share what they've learned.

Breaks down the population of the world into a collection of one hundred representative people and describes what one would find in this global village, covering languages, ages, religions, food, air and water, schooling, and possessions, accompanied by vivid color illustrations.

"With almost 7.8 billion people sharing the earth, it can be a little hard to picture what the human race looks like all together. But if we could shrink the world down to just 100 people, what could we learn about the human race? What would we look like? Where and how would we all be living? This book answers all of these questions and more"--Provided by publisher.

In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.