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A long environmental history of the Aral Sea region, focusing on colonization and development in Russian and Soviet Central Asia.
Recipes from India includes a variety of recipes for each meal of the day and represents different regions of the country. Information on how to read a recipe, safety in the kitchen, and daily nutritional requirements are also included. Quick tips and variations as well as considerations for dietary restrictions round out each recipe.
This book introduces children to the Pacific Ocean, looking at climate, ports, and features of its geography. Different types of islands and the ocean floor are explored using key geography terms. Children are encouraged to use geographical skills to locate information by reading maps and interpreting simple keys. This series complements the Introducing Continents series.
This book looks at the rock cycle, including topics such as weathering, metamorphic rocks, sedimentary rocks, igneous rocks and making new rock, through amazing facts, figures and stats.
Over the last 60 years, we have recognized increasingly that our world is connected, and the impacts of environmental catastrophes and economic crises in one region of our world have far-reaching and long-lasting consequences globally. Central Asia is a developing region with great potential, but there are valid concerns that current resource management practices are not sustainable, particularly with regard to the management of water resources. Recent changes in social structures, accompanied by regional climate change, have caused substantial environmental changes leading to security concerns in the region. As a result, the local economy has been significantly impacted to the extent that the potential for social unrest is of great concern. This book explores new technologies and adaptation strategies to mitigate these environmental problems and cope with continued environmental change with the ultimate goal of promoting sustainable growth and improved quality of life in the region.
Technology has made modern life as we know it possible, but theres always a downside to technological advances. Some technology can be helpful, but some is downright freaky. From secret computer viruses made by the government to incredible technology that keeps buildings safe during windstorms or earthquakes, this book explores the world of technology with an eye on the weird fringes that spark some of the most useful and wild inventions in the world. After all, the weird of today just may be the ordinary of the future.
Do you know what a group of islands is called? It’s an archipelago! This book explores islands in all their forms, with a focus on Next Generation Science Standards. Readers learn how islands and archipelagos are formed by nature and also made by humans. Full-color pictures transport readers across oceans from one famous island to the next. Nonfiction text features, including a glossary and an index, support Common Core standards for early elementary instruction. Children will love learning about this important earth science topic.
Expanded Coverage: This new ebook edition features expanded Vienna coverage with brand new hotel, restaurant, shop, and nightlife reviews. All the best of the best is covered. Learn which coffeehouses to linger in, where to see glittering opera or concert performances, where to cycle past vineyards along the Danube, and much more. Indispensable Trip Planning Tools: Vienna’s top attractions are cataloged with quick, at-a-glance features, as are the top itineraries and best bets for restaurants and lodging. The city center is broken out geographically, so readers know what is nearby and what is across town. Discerning Recommendations: Fodor’s Vienna and the Best of Austria offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Vienna and Salzburg and elsewhere in Austria.
Europeans widened their world in a search for goods, land, raw materials, and other objects that created wealth in the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries. View documents, maps, art, and the words from the people and events that marked this interaction of world cultures.
Introduction to the ancient Vikings looks at the civilization through its clothing, weapons, transportation, and tools.