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" Environment and natural resources / "
Charles F. Gritzner.
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BL
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| Record Number
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959413
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b713783
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| Main Entry
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Gritzner, Charles F.
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| Title & Author
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Environment and natural resources /\ Charles F. Gritzner.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2010.
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| Series Statement
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Global connections
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1 online resource (125 pages) :: color illustrations, maps.
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| ISBN
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1282791192
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: 1438131666
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: 9781282791190
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: 9781438131665
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9781604132892
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Global Community -- 1: Our Planetary Spaceship -- 2: Humans, Environment, and Resources -- 3: Earth's Atmosphere -- 4: Land Features -- 5: Water Features -- 6: Plant and Animal Life -- 7: Minerals and Fossil Fuels -- 8: Environment, Resources, and the Future -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Further Resources -- Picture Credits -- Index -- About the Author.
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| Abstract
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Addresses the problems of overpopulation, adequate land for an ever-increasing agricultural demand, and the effects climate change has on the environment.
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Environmental sciences, Juvenile literature.
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Natural resources, Juvenile literature.
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Environmental sciences.
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Natural resources.
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| Dewey Classification
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304.2
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GE115.G75 2010eb
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