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Unit 1:
The
Driving Forces of Global Change
Humans As Driving Forces of Global Change
Typology of Human Driving Forces
Putting the Driving Forces Together
The IPAT Identity
Proximate vs. Non-Proximate Sources of Change
Conclusion
Instructor’s Guide to Activities
Student Worksheets
Answers to Activities
Unit 2:
Unit 3:
Climate
Change
Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
Climate Models
Analogue Models
General Circulation Models
Instructor’s Guide to Activities
Student Worksheets
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Unit 4:
Human
Impacts and Responses
Human Responses to Environmental Change
International Responses to Climate Change
Conclusion
Instructor’s Guide to Activities
Student Worksheets
Answers to Activities
Glossary
References
to All Units
Supporting
Materials
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Table 1: Typology
of Human Driving Forces
Table 2: My Personal Water Usage
Table 3: Typical Household Water Use in the United States
Table 4: Per Capita Water Consumption in Selected Countries
Table 5: Patterns
of Change
Table 6: Developed
and Developing Regions of the World
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Figure 1: Trends
in the Transformation of Components of the Biosphere
Figure 2: World
and Regional Population Estimates
Figure 3: GNP
of World Regions
Figure 4: Links
Between Terrestrial Change and Other Forms of Environmental Change
Figure 5: Relationships Between Variables
Figure 6: The
Earth's Atmosphere and the Greenhouse Effect
Figure 7: The
Earth's Climate System
Figure 8: GCM
Temperature Response Scenarios
Figure 9: The Earth's Climate System
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