Nelson Outdoor and Environmental Studies


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Nelson Outdoor and Environmental Studies VCE Units 1-4, third edition, has been completely revised to include fully updated content, lots of extra questions and exam assistance. The text book you loved for so many years has now been rewritten to provide full coverage of the new study design.







Nelson Outdoor and Environmental Studies VCE


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Nelson Outdoor & Environmental Studies is completely revised to match the new Study Design's key knowledge and skills criteria. The text includes the following features: ' Smartphone revision cards and exam-style questions ' Video clips and video interviews ' Updated websites and case studies ' Exam-style questions with model answers ' Weblinks to selected video clips ' Resources for SACs ' Current environmental issues.




ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES


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Embark on a journey of ecological discovery with "Environmental Studies Exploration." This comprehensive guide is tailored for students and enthusiasts, providing a deep understanding of environmental science, conservation, and sustainable practices. Dive into topics such as biodiversity, climate change, and environmental policy. Download now to elevate your awareness, contribute to ecological solutions, and shape a sustainable future. Accelerate your understanding of environmental dynamics with this essential resource. Download today and equip yourself to make informed decisions for a harmonious coexistence with our planet!




Environmental Studies


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ALCATRAZ


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Embark on a quizzical exploration through notorious incarceration with "Alcatraz: MCQ Island Fortress." Tailored for history enthusiasts and those fascinated by true crime, this MCQ book invites you to delve into the history and mysteries surrounding Alcatraz, the infamous island fortress. Download now to engage with entertaining Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering Alcatraz's role as a federal penitentiary, its notorious inmates, and the enduring legacy of its enigmatic reputation. Elevate your knowledge of this historical landmark, gain insights into the escape attempts, and reinforce your understanding through interactive learning. Whether you're a history buff, a true crime enthusiast, or someone looking to test their knowledge, this essential MCQ resource is your key to a quizzical exploration of Alcatraz's enduring legacy. Download today and unlock the answers behind the mysteries of this island fortress!




The Adventure Gap


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Features a new “where are they now” section, updating readers on lives of expedition’s original climbers Fully updated and detailed resources based on the "Anti-Racism in the Outdoors" (ARITO) guide Readers’ Guide explores additional context and questions for further consideration Outdoor journalist James Edward Mills’s book, The Adventure Gap, is a groundbreaking volume that is equal parts adventure story, history, and inspiration as it chronicles the first American all-Black summit attempt on Denali in 2013. Mills uses this momentous expedition as a jumping-off point to explore diversity in the outdoors, from Mathew Henson who stood at the North Pole in 1909 to contemporary adventurers such as polar explorer Barbara Hillary and rock climber Kai Lightner. This tenth anniversary edition once again shares the compelling events that unfolded during Expedition Denali’s summit bid. But it also provides fresh context: A new thought-provoking afterword by Mills examines what has evolved in and around the outdoor community since that effort. He highlights progress and inspiring stories, such as Full Circle Everest, an expedition led by Phillip Henderson that put an all-Black team on top of the world’s highest peak. And he points to places where we can and should all strive for higher achievement. The Adventure Gap has become an essential text in outdoor education and inspiration--a story of our times, now more relevant than ever.




TUVALU


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This book is primarily designed for students preparing for various competitive exam- inations. It will also be helpful for those preparing for midterm exams in schools or universities. The aim of this book is twofold: first, to help the students preparing for competitive examinations, seeking admission to universities or schools, or prepare for job interviews. Second, it will also be helpful for those studying TUVALU. This book contains more than 21 questions from the core areas of TUVALU. The questions are grouped chapter-wise. There are total 1 chapters, 2 sections and 21+ MCQ with answers. This reference book provides a single source for multiple choice questions and answers in TUVALU. It is intended for students as well as for developers and researchers in the field. This book is highly useful for faculties and students. One can use this book as a study guide, knowledge test questions bank, practice test kit, quiz book, trivia questions . . . etc. The strategy used in this book is the same as that which mothers and grandmothers have been using for ages to induce kids in the family to sip more soup (or some other nutritious drink). The children are told that some cherries (their favourite noo- dles or cherries ) are hidden somewhere in the bowl, and that serves as an incentive for drinking the soup. In joint families, by the time the children are old enough to know the trick played by their grandma, there is usually another group of kids ready to fall for it! They excite the kids, but the real nutrition lies not in the noodles but in the soup. The problems given in this book are like those noodles/cherries while solving all these problems are nutritious soup. Now it is your choice to drink the nutritious soups or not!!!.




Traditional Ecological Knowledge


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Provides an overview of Native American philosophies, practices, and case studies and demonstrates how Traditional Ecological Knowledge provides insights into the sustainability movement.




Where Land and Water Meet


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Water and land interrelate in surprising and ambiguous ways, and riparian zones, where land and water meet, have effects far outside their boundaries. Using the Malheur Basin in southeastern Oregon as a case study, this intriguing and nuanced book explores the ways people have envisioned boundaries between water and land, the ways they have altered these places, and the often unintended results. The Malheur Basin, once home to the largest cattle empires in the world, experienced unintended widespread environmental degradation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. After establishment in 1908 of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as a protected breeding ground for migratory birds, and its expansion in the 1930s and 1940s, the area experienced equally extreme intended modifications aimed at restoring riparian habitat. Refuge managers ditched wetlands, channelized rivers, applied Agent Orange and rotenone to waterways, killed beaver, and cut down willows. Where Land and Water Meet examines the reasoning behind and effects of these interventions, gleaning lessons from their successes and failures. Although remote and specific, the Malheur Basin has myriad ecological and political connections to much larger places. This detailed look at one tangled history of riparian restoration shows how—through appreciation of the complexity of environmental and social influences on land use, and through effective handling of conflict—people can learn to practice a style of pragmatic adaptive resource management that avoids rigid adherence to single agendas and fosters improved relationships with the land.