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Biogeography
of the Earth
Biogeography of the Earth
Use the links below to review and assess your learning.
Start with the "Important Terms and Concepts" to ensure you know the
terminology related to the topic of the chapter and concepts discussed.
Move on to the "Review Questions" to answer critical thinking
questions about concepts and processes discussed in the chapter. Finally,
test your overall understanding by taking the
"Self-assessment quiz".
Use these resources to further explore the world of
geography
"Alien
Invasion" Online News Hour with Jim Lehrer. July 1, 2004
report on efforts to combat invasion of alien plant and animal
species in the United States.
"Exploring
the Canopy Frontier" - National Geographic Society lecture by
ecologist and climber Nalini Nadkarni about her research in the rain
forest canopy. (1:17:40) (RealPlayer required)
"Hot
Times in Alaska" Scientific
American Frontiers. This episode investigates the impact of
climate change on Alaska's ecosystems.
World's
Biggest Tiger Preserve - NPR/National Geographic Radio
Expeditions visits The Hukawng Valley in Myanmar where an entire
valley nearly the size of Vermont is being set aside as a tiger
reserve.
"The
Birds of the Boreal" NPR/National Geographic Radio
Expeditions
"The Last American rain forest" -
Morning Edition (NPR) segment from Oct. 22, 1998 reports on the
last great temperate rain forest in America, Alaska's Tsongass National
Forest. (8:36)
(RealAudio Required)
Where
Have All the Songbirds Gone? from the "Why Files "
Web site
Grassland
Initiative
(NASA
EOS)
"Root Causes of
Biodiversity Loss" - CIESN, World Resources Institute.
Wild World: Terrestrial Ecoregions
(NGS/WWF) - rich resource for
information about global ecosystems. Organized by biogeographical
realm.
Biodiversity Hotspots - investigate endangered regions at this
web site.
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