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This four-volume set provides a wide variety of perspectives about Earth's natural resources and explains the interrelationships among resource exploitation, environmentalism, geology, and biology. Allin (political science, Cornell Coll.) presents 576 articles on resources such as oil and tar sands, nations from Argentina to Zimbabwe, government laws and conventions, and historical events. Essays range from 500 to 300...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Gr 9 Up—A revision of the publisher's 1998 Natural Resources, this set adds a volume and 143 new articles (for a total of 581 entries). The frequent graphs, charts, and tables have been updated or replaced, and 110 new items included. Initially, this set may be used most by those researching the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. While publication was prior to this event, students will find plenty here for their reports. Along with background on how oil is form...Log In or Sign Up to Read More