WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE A Pathfinder on Global Environments
INTRODUCTION: This pathfinder guides students to find information on how humans have impacted on a global environment and what the church tells us about this.
If you would like to learn more about GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS, follow the links on this pathfinder. It will help you find information in your school library media centre, on the Internet and in the community about GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS.
Print Resources-Books and Magazines
There are several excellent books about GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS. A few of the books are listed below. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the online library catalogue.
577.5380994 CHE Alpine regions C. Cheng
577.510994 PYE Coasts G.Pyers
577.70994 PYE Oceans G.Pyers
919.43 PYE Great Barrier Reef G. Pyers
577.40994 PYE Grasslands G. Pyers
577.680994 PYE Wetlands G. Pyers
577.540994 PYE Deserts G. Pyers
577.340994 RAI Rainforests C.Cheng
577.30994 PYE Forests and woodlands G.Pyers
918.11 WAT The Amazon J. Waterlow
918.1 SMA The Amazon M. Pollard
919.4295 PYE Kakadu G. Pyers
919.8 KRI Antarctica J. Kriewaldt
919.8 MAY The Greenpeace book of Antarctica J. May
919.8 TAY Pole to pole B. Taylor 306 ROD Take it personally: How globalisation affects you and the powerful ways to challenge it A. Roddick
PE 333.7 CUR Current environmental issues (Articles on Murray River, Great Barrier Reef, Snowy River, Water pollution, Global warming) PE 337 GLO Globalisation J. Healey (ed) (Globalisation and the environment – p32
Environmental impacts of globalisation - p35) 333.7 SIM The Guinness guide to nature in danger: threatened habitats and species N.Simon
337.7 POL The atlas of endangered resources S. Pollock
333.72 ONE Nature in danger M. O’Neill 220 GRE The green bible: understanding the bible’s powerful message for the earth
291.187 WAL Our world religion and environment J. Walker
REFERENCE BOOKS
44004 WORLD BOOK: G – Great Barrier Reef
Look for your specific global environment
Online Resources – Internet Sites
The web sites on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the Internet.
WWF's work in Australia focuses on eight key areas: climate change, weeds and feral animals, land and forests, marine protection, species, water management, sustainable industry and business partnerships http://wwf.org.au/
Information on wetlands, and the Ramsar database on wetlands of international importance. http://www.wetlands.org/
Try searching for how your global environment has been impacted by humans by using the key phrases: HUMAN IMPACT ON ...... ( your specific environment).
eg. Human impact on Sahara Desert
http://www.corpwatch.org
Corporate Watch has information devoted to the environmental impacts of globalisation. Search for your specific global environment.
Our library has the following multimedia resources on your topic:
DVD 577.7 MUD Muddy waters: Life and death of the Great Barrier Reef
DVD 550 PLA Planet Earth (2 episodes) 1. The great plains 2. Shallow seas
DVD 333.7 MUR Murray-darling Basin
Dewey Decimal numbers to Browse
If you want to browse the shelves to locate information about GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS, look for these numbers: 577, 919, 306, 333, 337
Keywords and Phrases for Searching
Do you need additional information? Try using these words and phrases to search the library calalogue, World Book Online or the World Wide Web:
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS, COASTS, CORAL REEFS, MOUNTAINS, PLOAR LANDS, RIVERS, DESERTS, GRASSLANDS, FORESTS, WETLANDS and specific global environments like AMAZONRIVER, GREAT BARRIER REEF, MT KOSCIUSZKO
Community Resources – People and Places
The following community contacts may help you with your topic:
A Pathfinder on Global Environments
INTRODUCTION: This pathfinder guides students to find information on how humans have impacted on a global environment and what the church tells us about this.
If you would like to learn more about GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS, follow the links on this pathfinder. It will help you find information in your school library media centre, on the Internet and in the community about GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS.
Print Resources-Books and Magazines
There are several excellent books about GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS. A few of the books are listed below. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the online library catalogue.
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NONFICTION BOOKS
577.5380994 CHE Alpine regions C. Cheng
577.510994 PYE Coasts G.Pyers
577.70994 PYE Oceans G.Pyers
919.43 PYE Great Barrier Reef G. Pyers
577.40994 PYE Grasslands G. Pyers
577.680994 PYE Wetlands G. Pyers
577.540994 PYE Deserts G. Pyers
577.340994 RAI Rainforests C.Cheng
577.30994 PYE Forests and woodlands G.Pyers
918.11 WAT The Amazon J. Waterlow
918.1 SMA The Amazon M. Pollard
919.4295 PYE Kakadu G. Pyers
919.8 KRI Antarctica J. Kriewaldt
919.8 MAY The Greenpeace book of Antarctica J. May
919.8 TAY Pole to pole B. Taylor
306 ROD Take it personally: How globalisation affects you and the powerful ways to challenge it A. Roddick
PE 333.7 CUR Current environmental issues
(Articles on Murray River, Great Barrier Reef, Snowy River, Water pollution, Global warming)
PE 337 GLO Globalisation J. Healey (ed)
(Globalisation and the environment – p32
Environmental impacts of globalisation - p35)
333.7 SIM The Guinness guide to nature in danger: threatened habitats and species N.Simon
337.7 POL The atlas of endangered resources S. Pollock
333.72 ONE Nature in danger M. O’Neill
220 GRE The green bible: understanding the bible’s powerful message for the earth
291.187 WAL Our world religion and environment J. Walker
REFERENCE BOOKS
44004 WORLD BOOK: G – Great Barrier Reef
Look for your specific global environment
Online Resources – Internet Sites
The web sites on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the Internet.
Useful Websites
Information on Australian deserts and flora and fauna
http://www.saalnrm.sa.gov.au/portals/6/pdf/Australian%20Deserts%20(3%20factsheets).pdf
Information on wetlands conservation work.
http://www.wetlandcare.com.au/
Government site on wetlands conservation in Australia
http://www.environment.gov.au/water/topics/wetlands/index.html
WWF's work in Australia focuses on eight key areas: climate change, weeds and feral animals, land and forests, marine protection, species, water management, sustainable industry and business partnerships
http://wwf.org.au/
Information on Australian grasslands
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/grass.htm
Information and photos of desert communities
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/desert.htm
Select from various habitat topics and world environments
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/?source=NavEnvHab
Learn about land, freshwater and marine ecosystems
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/index.htm
http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/index.htm
http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/index.htm
Information on grassland plants and animals, with useful links to other sites
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomegrass.htm
Information on wetlands, and the Ramsar database on wetlands of international importance.
http://www.wetlands.org/
Try searching for how your global environment has been impacted by humans by using the key phrases: HUMAN IMPACT ON ...... ( your specific environment).
eg. Human impact on Sahara Desert
http://www.corpwatch.org
Corporate Watch has information devoted to the environmental impacts of globalisation. Search for your specific global environment.
http://www.faithdoingjustice.com.au/issues/environment/catholic-social-teaching.html
http://www.webofcreation.org/DenominationalStatements/catholic.htm
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=8488
http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/catholicteachingprinciples.shtml
Audio Visual Resources
Our library has the following multimedia resources on your topic:
DVD 577.7 MUD Muddy waters: Life and death of the Great Barrier Reef
DVD 550 PLA Planet Earth (2 episodes) 1. The great plains 2. Shallow seas
DVD 333.7 MUR Murray-darling Basin
Dewey Decimal numbers to Browse
If you want to browse the shelves to locate information about GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS, look for these numbers: 577, 919, 306, 333, 337
Keywords and Phrases for Searching
Do you need additional information? Try using these words and phrases to search the library calalogue, World Book Online or the World Wide Web:
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS, COASTS, CORAL REEFS, MOUNTAINS, PLOAR LANDS, RIVERS, DESERTS, GRASSLANDS, FORESTS, WETLANDS and specific global environments like AMAZON RIVER, GREAT BARRIER REEF, MT KOSCIUSZKO
Community Resources – People and Places
The following community contacts may help you with your topic:
Wollongong City Library http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library.asp
University of Wollongong Library www.library.uow.edu.au/
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