Soil
Subtitle: a resource our world depends on
By: Ian Graham
Series: Earth's precious resources; Heinemann infosearch; Earth's precious resources; Heinemann infosearch
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780431115542
Subjects: Soils; Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is soil?; title: Where does soil come from?; title: What are the different kinds of soil?; title: How do plants and animals use soil?; title: How do people use soil?; title: What do we use soil for?; title: Case study : The Afsluitdijk, The Netherlands; title: Why is soil important to scientists?; title: How does soil move around?; title: Case study : The Canterbury Plains, New Zealand; title: How can soil be damaged?; title: How do farmers take care of the soil?; title: How does soil affect the way we live?; title: Case study : The leaning tower of Pisa, Italy; title: Case study : The American dust bowl; title: Will soil ever run out?