Description: 1. Tectonic Framework and Landscape Origins2. Climate Change--The Glacial Legacy3. Climate Change--Beyond the Ice Front4. Contemporary Climates5. Weathering and Soils6. Hydrology, Wetlands and Rivers7. Vegetation Ecology and Patterns8. Animal Ecology and Distribution9. The Far North--Glacier Ice and Permafrost10. The Boreal Forest and Tundra-Forest Ecotone11. Temperate Forest Environments12. The Prairies13. Mountains14. Desert Environments15. Chaparral Environments16. Ocean Coasts and Continental Shelves17. The Great Lakes18. Deforestation, Mining and Environment19. Agriculture, Erosion and Sediment Yield20. Urbanization and Environment21. Pollution22. Environmental Management23. Conservation and the National Parks24. Environmental Prognosis for the New Millennium

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