Christopher Huxley, Iain Imlay-Gillespie

Earth and Environmental Science

The Preliminary Course

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Earth and Environmental Science is a comprehensive course text for HSC Earth and Environmental Science students. It is specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Preliminary Earth and Environmental Science course in NSW and build a solid foundation of knowledge and understanding for the Year 12 HSC course. Students undertaking other courses in Biology and Environmental Science will find the text of value. The text provides a detailed coverage of both global and Australian systems and issues arising from the interaction between humans and the environments they inhabit. It covers the four core modules of the Preliminary course: Planet Earth and its Environment, The Local Environment, Water Issues and The Dynamic Earth. A feature of the text is that related issues are cross referenced in the text. Each chapter features a set of clearly stated knowledge, understanding and skills outcomes related to the content of the chapter.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 697g
• ISBN-13: 9780521890205
• ISBN-10: 0521890209
• Artikelnr.: 41248783

Autorenporträt

Iain Imlay- Gillespie has taught science and environmental science at all levels in NSW and overseas and is currently head of science at Nagle College, Blacktown. He has extensive experience as an examiner, marker and curriculum developer.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Planet Earth and its Environment: 1. Observing our universe
2. The origin of the universe
3. The Sun and the solar system
4. The early Earth and its atmosphere
5. The early Earth and the start of life
Part II. Dynamic Earth: 6. Dating rocks and other materials
7. Plate movements
8. Magnetism and the wandering poles
9. Tectonic forces
Part III. The Local Environment: 10. The local environment as a system
11. The elements of lithosphere and landscape
12. Soils - features and formations
13. Adaptations and survival in disturbed habitats
14. Human impacts on the environment
15. Balancing development and conservation
16. Biodiversity
Part IV. Water Issues: 17. Water movements on the Earth
18. Water and Australian environments
19. Water and weathering
20. Water resources - past and present
Part V. Effective Research: Answering and asking questions
Glossary
Index.