Introduces the location and distribution of natural resources throughout the world, including water, food, metals, and more. Includes maps, graphs, and statistics.
An investigation of Earth's resources, explaining what they are, looking at the use of air and water, soil, trees, fuels, and rocks and minerals, and discussing the importance of saving resources.
Explores some of the greatest problems that threaten the world's ecosystems and ways in which both knowledge and technology can provide essential services to impoverished areas.
Sets out differing views on the nature and extent of depletion of the Earth's resources and whether development has caused environmental and population crises.
Contains sixteen essays that provide varying perspectives on the issue of how America's wilderness lands should be managed, discussing roadless rules, wildfire policy, oil and gas drilling, logging, and other topics.
Presents a comprehensive survey of the earth's natural resources and discusses such topics as freshwater sources, the Greenhouse Effect, the creation of fossil fuels, deforestation, and the effects of strip mining.
Presents an overview of the earth's natural resources, describing what they are, where they are found, how they are used, and how this use affects the environment.
Examines the geography of ancient Egypt, discusses the importance of the Nile River for farming, fishing, raising animals, and other aspects of life, and looks at the protection provided to Egypt because of its location.
