natural resources

Describes the great variety of the world's resources.

Presents maps of resources in a store, a mall, a country, and the world. Examples include a candy store map, a world trade map, and a map of good from China.

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.

Explains Earth's various natural resources including water, food, and fuel.

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

Simple text and illustrations introduce natural resources, and explores what items come from man-made materials and what come from natural resources.

A collection of essays that offer opposing viewpoints about the Earth's natural resources, debating questions of whether global resources are being depleted, which agricultural and energy policies should be pursued, and how global resources can be protected.

Collects 575 alphabetically-arranged articles on natural resources, covering economic applications; resource management; the environmental impact of extraction; processing; and topics such as minerals; organizations; historical events and individuals; renewable energy; and choices about agronomy and risk assessment around the.

Provides an introduction to Earth's resources, discussing different types of natural resources and their uses, answering both traditional and modern-day questions about the topic, and including photographs and diagrams, fact and history boxes, and related activities.

Presents a global look at where Earth's natural resource come from and how they are traded between countries, including the benefits and drawbacks of globalization in this area.