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Unit 1:
Ch. 1
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Ch. 3
Interlude A
Unit 2:
Ch. 4
Ch. 5
Ch. 6
Ch. 7
Ch. 8
Ch. 9
Interlude B
Unit 3:
Ch. 10
Ch. 11
Ch. 12
Ch. 13
Ch. 14
Ch. 15
Interlude C
Unit 4:
Ch. 16
Ch. 17
Ch. 18
Ch. 19
Interlude D
Unit 5:
Ch. 20
Ch. 21
Ch. 22
Ch. 23
Ch. 24
Ch. 25
Ch. 26
Ch. 27
Ch. 28
Ch. 29
Ch. 30
Interlude E
Unit 6:
Ch. 31
Ch. 32
Interlude F
Unit 7:
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Ch. 37
Ch. 38
Interlude G
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38.1: Activity: Land transformation: A city growing over time
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See how urban areas in the San Francisco Bay region changed from 1800 to 1900.

38.2: Tutorial: The nitrogen cycle
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This tutorial examines how atmospheric nitrogen is converted to a form that can be used by plants and animals, and then returned to the atmosphere.

38.3: Tutorial: The carbon cycle
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This tutorial explores how the increased concentrations of CO2 contribute to global warming.

38.4: Activity: Are global temperatures rising?
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This simulation offers a practical lesson on interpreting data presented in graphs.

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