This topic in geography is HUGE!
Try using these search terms in the databases listed below to learn more:
natural resource management, carbon footprint, ecological footprint, food industry, energy industry, manufacturing industry, mining industry, fishing industry, commodities, oil/gas, agriculture/sustainable agriculture, urbanization, climate change, deforestation, acid rain, animal endangerment, species endangerment, exotic species
Contact your school's Learning Commons Informationist (LCI) for your VLC bookmark with passwords.
Logins for all VLC databases are found on the back of the VLC Bookmark.
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Email: vlc@ucdsb.on.ca
non-renewable, renewable, flow resources, extraction, sustainability, deforestation, fossil fuels, aquifer
solar, running water, ocean currents, tides, wind
trees, natural fish stocks, soil, plants
fossil fuels, metallic minerals
Use this current Canadian data to compare to other nations/regions of the world.
These links include legislation governing various environmental impacts of Canadian industries on nature and human populations.
It also provides information on what Canadians need to do to comply with legislation, and the programs that exist to address environmental issues in Canada.
Below you will find a selection of books that may be found in your Learning Commons. Be sure to visit your Learning Commons Informationist to locate these books, or other similar titles in print or electronic form.
Suggested search terms for Destiny:
The Kids Book of Canadian Geography by
This book shows how Canada's landscape, life forms, ecosystems and climate yield clues to help students understand the ever-changing story of geography. What does a huge rock in the middle of a plain tell us? What makes spruce trees adapted to the north? What does the star-nosed mole tell us about woodlands? These and many other clues are explained to help youngsters "decode" and understand their environments. This book traces the continents' formation and explains how they arrived at their present state, touching on ancient landscapes, evolving climate, continent shaping and life on the land, including human settlement. Then, kids get a richly detailed and illustrated tour through the eight geographical regions of their country.
Canada recycles by
Canada Recycles looks at why people need to recycle and takes readers through the recycling process. It also discusses ways in which we can all start to make a difference — every little bit helps!
National Geographic Kids Everything Weather by
Weather can be wild, freaky, and fascinating! Powerful twisters roar through homes; earthquakes shatter whole cities; hurricanes fly through towns. How does it all happen and how do we know what we do?
Sustaining Our Natural Resources by
This book explores the ways in which we are depleting the planet's resources, and the need to use them in a sustainable manner. Can we meet all our needs and wants without destroying our forests and fisheries?
Natural Resource Maps by
The age-old question, "Where did it come from?" is still in the mind of every curious youth. Young readers are taken on an exciting journey around the world, to see what the earth has to offer, in this exciting volume. Captivating photographs and maps enlighten readers to all that surrounds them, stimulating an in-depth understanding of each topic.
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What are some ways in which you could help preserve natural resources?
What could you do to increase people's awareness of strategies aimed at more sustainable resource extraction or use?