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Author(s): Anne Nadakavukaren
ISBN(s): 9781577666868, 1577666860
Edition: 7th
File Details: PDF, 57.68 MB
Year: 2011
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1577666860 
ISBN 13: 9781577666868
Author: Anne Nadakavukaren

The versatile Study Guide to Our Global Environment makes it a perfect companion volume. It contains exercises presented in a variety of formats (true/false, matching, short answer, discussion, essay), allowing students to thoroughly review the material and reinforce their understanding of the topics in each chapter.

Exercises can be assigned as homework, incorporated into classroom discussions and activities, or used by students to prepare for exams. Moreover, the Study Guide contains specific activities that send students into their communities to seek information on local environmental concerns, giving them a real sense of how such issues directly impact their own lives.

Our Global Environment A Health Perspective 7th Table of contents:

Part I: People, Progress, and Nature: Is Conflict Inevitable?

  1. Introduction to Ecological Principles
    Explores ecosystems, biotic communities, energy flow, and biogeochemical cycles.

  2. Population Dynamics
    Discusses population attributes, growth forms, and human population growth.

  3. Population Control
    Covers family planning, contraceptive safety, and population policies.

  4. The People-Food Predicament
    Examines factors influencing food demand and causes of hunger.

  5. Impacts of Growth on Ecosystems
    Addresses land degradation and loss of biodiversity.

Part II: Our Toxic Environment: Does Everything Cause Cancer?

  1. Environmental Disease
    Discusses mutations, birth defects, and cancer.

  2. Toxic Substances
    Covers testing for toxicity and health risks of substances like PCBs, dioxin, asbestos, lead, and mercury.

  3. Pests and Pesticides
    Explores pest control, environmental impact, and alternatives to chemical pesticides.

  4. Food Quality
    Discusses food contaminants, additives, and preventing foodborne diseases.

  5. Radiation
    Covers ionizing radiation, ultraviolet radiation, microwaves, and electromagnetic fields.

Part III: Environmental Degradation: How We Foul Our Own Nest

  1. The Atmosphere
    Discusses composition, human impact, and global warming.

  2. Air Pollution
    Covers sources, health impacts, and pollution control efforts.

  3. Noise Pollution
    Discusses sources, effects, and control efforts.

  4. Water Resources
    Explores the hydrologic cycle, water quantity, and supply issues.

  5. Water Pollution
    Covers sources, treatment, and health impacts.

  6. Solid and Hazardous Wastes
    Discusses waste disposal, hazardous waste management, and legislation.

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