Chapter 38: Global Change
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38.1: Activity: Land transformation: A city growing over time
See how urban areas in the San Francisco Bay region changed from 1800 to 1900.
38.2: Tutorial: The nitrogen cycle
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
This tutorial explores how the increased concentrations of CO2 contribute to global warming.
38.4: Activity: Are global temperatures rising?
This simulation offers a practical lesson on interpreting data presented in graphs.
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