Take a Position!
Read about global warming. How is nature affected? Is human activity
affecting global warming? Argue your point with reasons and evidence.
Say What?
Many people help nature. Zoologists study animals. Botanists study plants. Geologists
study rocks. Research someone who studies nature. Explain what they do.
Think About It!
Many people are worried about the earth. They think people are ruining our
natural resources. Think about ways you can help. What can you do to save the planet?
Learn More!
• Lewis, J. Patrick, ed.
Book of Nature Poetry: More Than 200 Poems with Photographs That Float,
Zoom, and Bloom!
Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2015.
• Mills, Andrea.
Strange But True!
New York: DK, 2015.
• Tornio, Stacy, and Ken Keffer.
The Truth About Nature: A Family’s Guide to 144 Common Myths
about the Great Outdoors
. Guilford, CT: Falcon Guides, 2014.
algae (AL-jee)
tiny seaweed
arid (AR-id)
dry
bacteria (bak-TEER-ee-uh)
tiny living organisms
cocoons (kuh-KOONZ)
silky wraps or cases
compasses (KUHM-puhs-iz)
navigational tools that
help people find places
currents (KUR-uhnts)
water flows
densely (DENS-lee)
thickly
dye (DYE)
color
erosion (ih-ROH-zhuhn)
process of natural forces
wearing something down
evaporation (ih-vap-uh-RAY-shuhn)
water cycle
process when liquid turns to gas
landforms (LAND-formz)
natural features formed on
land like mountains and hills
larvae (LAHR-vee)
worm stage of a fly’s life cycle
between eggs and adults
localized (LOH-kuhl-ized)
collected in one place
monsoons (MAHN-soonz)
heavy rains with winds,
storms
optical (AHP-tih-kuhl)
visual
pap (PAP)
special koala poop with bacteria
sap (SAP)
tree or plant juice
seedlings (SEED-lingz)
baby trees or plants
survive (sur-VIVE)
to stay alive
trenches (TRENCH-iz)
long, narrow holes
waterspouts (WAW-tur-spouts)
whirlwinds over
water
wreckage (REK-uhj)
trash, broken pieces left behind
after something is destroyed
Consider This!
Glossary
Index
algae, 24–25
Atlantic Ocean, 10–12
bacteria, 18–19
Bermuda Triangle, 10–12
big bang theory, 13
caves, 6, 14–15
clouds, 8–9, 26–27
dragon blood trees, 20–22
Elephant Rock, 6–7
fire rainbows, 8–9
ghost trees, 16–17
glowworm caves, 14–15
hole punch cloud, 26–27
koala bears, 18–19
nature, 4–5
pap, 18–19
rain, 8, 16, 28–30
rainbows, 8–9, 26
red tides, 24–25
spiders, 16–17
stone, 6–7
trees, 16–17, 20–22
universe, 13
waterspouts, 28–30
