Presents an introduction to financial literacy and the factors that affect a country's economy, such as natural resources, population, geography, climate, wealth, and more. Includes index, glossary, and discussion questions.
"Almost everything you do requires resources. You use them throughout your day. Our planet provides us with natural resources, such as water, wood, oil, and metal. Whether resources are renewable or nonrenewable, they provide us with important materials we need."--Provided by publisher.
"Everything needs energy to run. You get energy from food. Cars also need energy. But cars don't eat food--they use gasoline. Gasoline is made from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are used every day. Even roads for cars are made from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are a part of your life more than you probably imagined"--Provided by publisher.
An introduction to economics for children, explaining the benefits of the free-market economy in the United States, focusing on the use of natural resources in domestic and international commerce.
Provides information about natural resources such as sunshine, air, plants, animals, minerals, and fossil fuels, explains the concepts of renewable and nonrenewable resources, and looks at wind turbines as an alternative to fossil fuel energy.
Examines the interaction between the environment and society, focusing on people's reliance on Earth's renewable, nonrenewable, and flow resources to meet the most basic needs for food, water and shelter.
climate change and the global race for energy resources
McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino
As climate change transforms this "icebound frontier into a land of opportunity," the Arctic has become "the scene of an ever-growing power struggle.".
