Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Land Use and Land Cover Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty-six data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine land use and how human activities have impacted on land cover. They look at agriculture, loss of...
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World Biomes
World Biomes is a site covering five of the major world biomes: aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra. It gives information on the various sub-divisions of the biomes and provides numerous images.
Curated OER
Bureau of Land Management: Alaska's Cold Desert
Learn about the Arctic tundra biome of Alaska. A discussion of its characteristics, and the animals and the plants that live there.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Science for Kids: Taiga Forest Biome
Kids learn about the taiga forest biome. The largest of the land biomes is known for its evergreen trees.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Land Cover Classification
Learn about the important resources our land offers us: food, water, oxygen, building materials, and more. Discover how scientists have been mapping land for years trying to prevent disasters and to collect environmental information.
McGill University
Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Canada's Ecozones
Describes Canada's 15 land ecozones and 5 water ecozones.
Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Deserts and Aridlands
The desert areas in the United States that this organization is working to protect are portrayed through photographs and videos, showing the beauty of the landscapes and the diversity of life forms there.
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Ttu: Alpine Tundra
Information on the land uses, plants, wildlife, habitats and soil. There are literature citings at the bottom of the page.
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Rainforest Alliance
Rainforest Alliance aims to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them by transforming land-use practices, business practices, and consumer behavior.
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Children's Tropical Forests
This children's resource provides a variety of fact sheets, maps, news, and more about the world's tropical rainforests.
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Greatest Places: Namib
Explore the Namib Desert and learn about its location, the Skeleton Coast, mirages, and general information about this home to the highest sand dunes in the world.
PBS
Pbs: New Perspectives on the West
This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....
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