Pathfinders                                                                     Our earth is hurting These research suggestions and hyperlinks to websites will help you with your research on Subject headings, keywords Soil conservation, Energy, Water (Fresh, oceans) Minerals, Threatened species, Habitat destruction, Fish stocks, Pollution: air noise, waste, rubbish, chemicals, vehicles, Acid rain, Ozone hole, Global warming, Introduced species, Famine and hunger, Sewage disposal, Irrigation. Dams, Tourism, Gene pool. Dewey Numbers 333.7, 363.3, 363.7     Reference: Britannica Encyclopedias, World Book Encyclopedias, Oxford Junior encyclopedias, Encarta, Information file, On-line databases and websites EPIC database search http://www.tki.org.nz/r/epic/ . It will ask for a TKI login - darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs.  Scroll down to Databases for yr 7-10 Students, then click "access database" when you reach Encyclopedia Britannica Online type in what you wish to research.  You have the option of primary or secondary level.   The following websites have information on http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/oil_spills.htm oil spills http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_oil_pollution.html oil spills oil spills http://www.ypte.org.uk/docs/factsheets/env_facts/acid_rain.html  acid rain www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/air/breathe http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/air/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/Sustainability/Older/Air_Pollution.html  air pollution http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/africa/2002/famine_in_africa/default.stm  famine

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