natural resources

Discusses the economic, political, and moral aspects of global overpopulation and the subsequent pressures placed on the world's natural resources and life support systems.

Presents information needed to learn about the careers available in the environmental field.

Presents opposing views on the effects of the earth's rising population.

Describes how Earth's various natural resources, including air, water, minerals, soil, and fossil fuels, are obtained and used, and discusses threats to these resources; conservation; and nuclear and renewable energy.

Presents the geography, climate, wildlife, history, culture, sports, natural resources, tourism, early explorers, economy, government, and people of Brazil along with fun facts.

Learn about the people, geography, sports, history, industries and symbols that make the District of Columbia unique. Features maps, timelines, informative charts, profiles of notable people, current census information and many opportunities for a student's guided research.

Describes ten essential resources and their importance, including gold, coal, oil, soil, and freshwater.

Text and illustrations descibe the riches of the earth and how people can promote peace and goodwill by sharing equitably with each other and their fellow creatures.

Text plus maps, photographs, charts, and graphs describe environmental conditions in the United States, historically and in modern times.

A geography activity book featuring such projects as a natural resources scrapbook, jar butter churn, toothpick log cabin, rock collection, compost heap, solar water heater, and wind machine.