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Changing mountain environments / Daniel R. Faust.

by Faust, Daniel R.

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PowerKids Press, c2020.

Mountain ecology -- Juvenile literature.

Mountain climate -- Juvenile literature.

Climatic changes -- Juvenile literature.

Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Juvenile literature.

Human impact on Earth: cause and effect.

Alternate title:

Mountain environments

32 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

An ever-changing Earth -- Drift and shift -- Rocks and rain -- Deserts and drinking water -- There's gold in them hills! -- Don't blow your top -- All aboard! -- Hitting the slopes -- Timber! -- Feeling the heat -- What's next?

Earth is constantly changing. However, over the last several decades, human activity has accelerated these changes around the world. Mountains, for example, may seem permanent and unchanging, but they are just as fragile as Earth's other environments. Written according to state and national STEM standards, this title explores the impact that humans have on mountain environments, from the creation of roads and ski slopes to the use of explosives to create mines. Age-appropriate text is supported by full-color photographs, fact boxes, and sidebars.

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