Environmental Science: A Global Concern, Twelfth Edition, is a comprehensive presentation of environmental science for non-science majors which emphasizes critical thinking, environmental responsibility, and global awareness. This book is intended for use in a one or two-semester course in environmental science, human ecology, or environmental studies at the college or advanced placement high school level. Cunningham and Cunningham have updated much of the data in the 12th edition; updated data on hunger and obesity, waste production, C02 emissions, and the effects of the 2010 oil spill are just a few examples.

The series is organized into three levels of difficulty and offers a minimum of 400 vocabulary terms and phrases. Every unit includes a test of reading comprehension, vocabulary and listening skills and leads students through written and oral production. The contents of the book include: The earth: Structure and spheres; landforms; ecosysterms: components; Trophic levels; Terestrial biomes; aquatic systems 1, aquatic systems 2...

Learn about the environment & basic concepts of ecology, matter, energy & life, population, community, species interactions, biomes & biodiversity, conservation natural environment, food & agriculture

The book covers the basics of environmental & ecological science, considering the effects of population, economy, policy on the environment, biological resources, food, soil, air, and water. gas, temperature, geology, social waste, urbanization on the environment.

Introductory environmental science text is known for being concise, conceptual, and value-priced. The approach and reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading students with too much detail. The authors reinforce the text's central theme of "interrelationships" by providing a historical perspective, information on economic and political realities, discuss the role of different social experiences, and integrate this with the crucial science to describe the natural world and how we affect it.

The Earth: Structure and Spheres; Landforms; Ecosystems: Componets; Trophic Levels, terestrial Biomes; Aquatic Systems 1; Aquatic Systems 2; the Scientific Method; Measurements, Climate: Factors, Climate: Zones, Weather, Matter, Energy, Basic Units of Life