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History of the world with emphasis on man's influence on the environment through cultivation and use of its natural resources.

Presents brief accounts of six environmental disasters including the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, and the oil field fires in Kuwait.

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

Looks at plants and animals in eight geographical regions, the tundra, coniferous forests, temperate woodlands, grasslands, deserts, tropical forests, mountains, and inland waters, and shows how they are affected by changes in their environment.

Examines factors threatening various animal and plant habitats, such as pollution and depletion of natural resources, explaining what can be done to conserve and preserve the planet.

Describes some of the bad changes man is inflicting on the world, such as the cutting down of tropical forests, the destroying of ozone, oil spills, and acid rain.

Looks at the use and abuse of natural resources region by region, from water to soil, from precious minerals to energy.

Presents recent theories on man's origins from both the study of fossils and the study of molecules.

Describes how the construction of a six-lane highway in a wilderness area disrupts the balance of nature and forces the animals there to struggle for existence.

Describes the co-existence of a variety of plants and animals in their natural forest environment and their struggle to survive a man-made catastrophe.