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Urban Ecosystems 5: In Defense Of Cities

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Middle schoolers explain that while cities have unattractive features, the density of human life enables energy efficiency, mass transit, recycling, and other benefits which are difficult or impossible in rural areas. This is the fifth in an excellent series.

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ecosystems

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ecosystems, urban cities, social studies
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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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