TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wharton,Jennifer
AU  - Wharton, Jennifer,
TI  - Academic Encounters: The Natural World 
SN  - 9780521715164 (Student Book)
AV  - PE1128 .W57 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Problems, exercises etc
KW  - Study skills
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Earth sciences
KW  - Readers (Secondary)
N1  - 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
N2  - ''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)

UR  - http://www.cambridge.org/lb/cambridgeenglish/catalog/english-academic-purposes/academic-encounters/academic-encounters-natural-world-reading-study-skills-and-writing-teachers-manual?isbn=9780521715171&&format=PB
ER  -