Appleseeds articles from February 2001

Appleseeds archives from February 2001

Branching Out.(Review)
February 1, 2001... "Cooking a continent," "The real Jurassic Park," and "Carved with sand" are some of the lively topics you'll come across in The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Planet Earth, by Martin Redfern (Kingfisher, 1999). Its many detailed pictures...

GOING TO EXTREMES.(geographical extremes)
February 1, 2001... Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It is more than five miles high. Millions of years ago, rocks beneath Earth's surface crashed into each other and pushed the land high into the air. Mount Everest, which is in Asia, is covered...

LIFE AT THE EXTREMES.(extreme environments)
February 1, 2001... Some like it hot... cold, high, low.... A climber struggling up Mount Everest with heavy tanks of oxygen could come face to face with a spider living quite happily at 21,000 feet above sea level. Far below, at seven miles below sea level,...

The Pangea Puzzle.(ancient supercontinent)
February 1, 2001... More than 225 million years ago, there was just one enormous "supercontinent" we now call Pangea. Originally made of all Earth's landmasses locked together, Pangea gradually split into northern Laurasia and southern Gondwanaland. Their...

When the Earth Moves.(earthquakes and volcanoes)
February 1, 2001... The mirror above the dresser rattles. The lamp begins to flicker. It feels like a giant is gently shaking the room. A few seconds later, the movement stops. The earthquake is over. More than one million earthquakes occur in the world each...

MYSTERIES OF ANTARCTICA.
February 1, 2001... Some call this place a penguin's playground, the end of the Earth, or the frozen frontier. Temperatures here never climb above freezing. Only a small amount of the land is free from ice, including several active volcanoes. If you visit the...

Seeing Statistics.(how to make a bar graph)
February 1, 2001... Graphs and charts help us "see" statistics. (Statistics are number facts.) For example, here's a statistic: Bangkok, Thailand, gets about 59 inches of precipitation each year. Precipitation includes rain, snow, and other forms of water. If...

The Birth of Earth.(creation myths)
February 1, 2001... People all over the world have stories that explain how the world and all things were made. These folktales are called creation myths. Here are three explanations for the beginning of Earth. Central America -- The Quiche Maya from Guatemala...

Underground Adventures.(cave exploration)
February 1, 2001... Have you ever been inside a deep, dark cave? Spelunkers (cave explorers) spend much of their time exploring these large underground holes, and for good reason. You can discover strange-looking creatures, see lots of weird-shaped formations, and...

Tidal Power--It's Out of This World!
February 1, 2001... Behold the power of tides. Twice a day, the ocean's surface rises and, about six hours later, falls. When it floods, or rises, it is high tide. When it ebbs, or retreats, it is low tide. Earth's rotation and the Moon's gravitational pull...

Space-Age Geographers: How We Learn About Earth.(space photography of Earth)
February 1, 2001... Is there anything new to learn about our amazing Earth? For centuries, geographers standing on Earth's surface were too close to see Earth as a whole. They needed astronauts and satellite images to help them step back and see the BIG...

Slice an Apple Explore the World.(using an apple to understand Earth's environment)
February 1, 2001... Do you know that you're on a giant spaceship, speeding through space? It's spaceship Earth, traveling around that big ball of fire, the Sun. Have you given much thought to your journey and the spaceship you are on? Pretend that a big apple...

Worldly Word Game.
February 1, 2001... Unlock the true meaning of words about our world. Fill in the blank with the correct English word. 1. -- is made by combining two Latin words: vir for "man" and ald for "age." Say them together quickly. 2. -- can mean the ground, not...