The Natural World

The Natural World book cover
CONTENTS Our Planet Climate Biodiversity Forests Deserts Adapting for Survival Animal Migration Endangered Species 4 Oceans 6 Plates and Quakes 8 Volcanoes 10 Natural Disasters 12 Climate Change 14 Mapping the World 16 Glossary and Websites 18 Index 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32 Our natural Planet Earth is an ever changing planet Deep bencath its crust churning molten rock pushes and pulls on the surface creating volcanoes and earthquakes and shaping the land The planet is also home to a vast range of different ecosystems from the dark ocean depths to the lush rain forests and freezing polar ice caps 71 OF EARTH IS COVERED WITH WATER OF WHICH 29 OF EARTH IS COVERED WITH LAND OF WHICH 31 is desert including the poles o O1 5 is coral reef 3 5 is freshwater 95 is ocean 33 is grassland 36 Is forests