Wharton, Jennifer,  1968- <br/><br/>
Academic Encounters :  The Natural World / 
Jennifer Wharton. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  New York, NY :  Cambridge University Press,  2009. 
 - xix, 218 p. :  ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  26 cm. 
 - Academic Encounters .
<br/><br/>Unit 1: Planet Earth  Chapter 1: The Physical Earth -- Our Solar System -- Earth's Four Systems -- Rocks on Our Planet -- Chapter 1 Writing Assignment  Chapter 2: The Dynamic Earth -- Place Tectonics -- Volcanoes -- Earthquakes -- Chapter 2 Writing Assignment Unit 2: Water on Earth  Chapter 3: Earth's Water Supply -- The Water Cycle -- GroundWater and Surface Water -- Glaciers -- Chapter 3 Writing Assignment  Chapter 4: Earth's Oceans -- Oceans -- Currents -- Waves and Tsunamis -- Chapter 4 Writing Assignment Unit 3: The Air Around Us  Chapter 5: Earth's Atmosphere -- The Composition of the Atmosphere -- The Structure of the Atmosphere -- Clouds -- Chapter 5 Writing Assignment  Chapter 6: Weather and Climate -- Climates Around the World -- Storms -- Hurricanes -- Chapter 6 Writing Assignment Unit 4: Life on Earth  Chapter 7: Plants and Animals -- Living Things -- Plant Life -- Animal Life -- Chapter 7 Writing Assignment  Chapter 8: The Human Body -- The Brain -- The Skeletal and the Muscular Systems -- The Heart and the Circulatory System -- Chapter 8 Writing Assignment  Chapter 9: Living Longer, Living Better? -- Life Expectancy: From 25 to 100+ -- Advances in the Field of Medicine -- Seeking Balance in the Natural World -- Chapter 9 Writing Assignment Weights and Measures -- Map of the World -- References -- Task Index 
<br/><br/> ''Academic Encounters: The Natural World is a content-based reading, study skills, and writing book that introduces students to topics in Earth Science and Biology relevant to life today. These high-interest topics include Earth's systems: the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere; causes and effects of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis; the human brain and the human heart; and recent medieval advances.'' (Book Cover)<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521715164 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008052372 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises etc.<br/>Study skills--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Earth sciences--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Readers (Secondary)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1128  / .W57 2009