Provides more information on Nature Centers; Hiking Trails; Day & Weekend Road Trips; Kids Activities; Camping Spots; Birdwatching Hotspots; Bicycling Trails; Kayaking/Canoeing/Boating; Picnicking Spots; Fishing; Spring Wildflower Viewing; Fall Colors Viewing; Running/Exercise; Winter Activities Such as Snowshoeing, Ice Skating, Cross-Country Skiing, Sledding, and Ice Fishing; Local History; Self-Enrichment Classes and Other Opportunities; Geocaching; and other activities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Also includes articles that provide advice on camping with kids, enjoying a successful snowshoeing adventure, and much more, as well as personal essays about gardening, enjoying nature with one's children, savoring the fall colors, and protecting the environment. Other resources include contact information for forest preserve districts, state departments of natural resources, and environmental and other nature-focused organizations.

Especially helpful for AP Biology students each chapter of the study guide offers a variety of study and review tools. The contents of each chapter are broken down into both a detailed review of the Important Concepts covered and a boiled-down Big Picture snapshot. The guide also covers study strategies, common problem areas, and provides a set of study questions (both multiple-choice and short-answer).

The perfect companion volume to Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective, Eighth Edition, this Study Guide is designed with the student in mind! The exercises are presented in a variety of formats, including true/false, matching, short answer, discussion, and essay, providing students with the tools they need to review the material and reinforce their understanding of the topics in each chapter. The convenient format and perforated pages give instructors multiple options: exercises can be assigned and collected as homework, incorporated into classroom discussions and activities, or used by students to prepare for exams. In addition, the Study Guide contains specific activities that send students into their communities to seek information on local environmental concerns, giving them a real sense of how such issues directly impact their own lives. Moreover, these activities encourage and prepare students to become informed participants in the public decision-making processes that will profoundly influence environmental quality and health in the years to come.

New edition of a text presenting underlying concepts and showing their relevance to medical, agricultural, and environmental issues. Seven chapters discuss the cell, information and heredity, evolutionary process, the evolution of diversity, the biology of flowering plants and of animals, and ecology and biogeography. Topics are linked by themes such as evolution, the experimental foundations of knowledge, the flow of energy in the living world, the application and influence of molecular techniques, and human health considerations. Includes a CD-ROM which covers some of the subject matter and introduces and illustrates 1,700-plus key terms and concepts. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR