Table of Contents Just People 4 People and the Air 10 People and the Water and Land 17 People and Renewable Energy 24 People Pollution and the Planet 30 Animal Habitats and the Planet 36 Balancing the Planet 41 Glossary 46 Index 47 Show What You Know 47 Websites to Visit 47 About the Author 48
Just People The population of the world we live in grows every eight seconds Earth has more than 7 2 billion people living on it The United States is the third most populated country in the world behind China and India Population affects the planet in many ways Much of the world’s air water and land are facing a global crisis China is the most densely populated country with nearly 1 4 billion people China 4
People and the Planet
Explores how human activity affects the Earth, e.g. effects of human activity on groundwater and surface water, habitat destruction, construction, emissions, and pollution.
About This Book
By: Lyn Sirota
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Published by: Rourke Educational Media (Unlimited)
