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- Cape Fear estuaries: Introduction
- In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 1
- A quiet afternoon on the dock overlooking the Cape Fear estuary, fishing with friends. A gentle breeze clatters the marsh reeds and sends ripples floating across the water. A vision of stability and tranquility. Unfortunately, this vision is entirely misleading....
- By Steve Keith.
- “Discoverie of Guiana”
- In Sir Walter Raleigh and South America, page 5
- Raleigh's 1596 account of his search of El Dorado became a sensation when it was published in England. The book describes Raleigh's motives of treasure hunting and empire building. Some excerpts with annotations are included below.*...
- By William M. Wisser.
- Working with animals
- In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 7
- In addition to providing labor, water buffalo also sometimes are eaten at major community feasts. Traditionally, buffalo were a major source of wealth for Southeast Asian families. They still are favored in highland wet-rice areas where neither humans not...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Elevated houses
- In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 15
- Two thatch-roofed houses elevated on wood columns at Mai Chau provide excellent examples of highland village house construction. In the rear of the photograph, a person works in the shade under the house. Hand-hewn wooden walls, columns, shutter doors, and...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Tending livestock
- In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 8
- Here, a man walks a herd of ten cows along Highway No. 1 near Nha Trang. He carries a herding stick. The ribs of the mostly brown cows are visible, but tropical varieties of cows are generally slender. Cows and oxen are raised as draft animals and for meat,...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Animals for transportation
- In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 9
- Open-backed and slat-sided buses such as the one shown here usually serve medium distance links between towns. Passengers crowd together inside, while luggage, produce, and sometimes even livestock are tied on the roof of the bus. Rural farmers often move...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Quick study: Archaic Period
- A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Archaic Period and its key characteristics.
- Quick study: Paleoindian Period
- A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Paleoindian Period and its key characteristics.
- How did longleaf pine forests become dependent on fire?
- In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 2
- “Fire-dependent forest” seems like an oxymoron — a combination of apparently contradictory terms put together to produce what seems to be a paradox. For southeastern pine savannas, though, the term fire-dependent defines the dominant...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Pocosin wetland
- In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 13
- Figure 12 shows an area where the longleaf pine forest meets, and grades into, a pocosin wetland. Pocosins are unusual wetlands because they are generally higher than their surroundings. Native Americans recognized this and called these communities “swamps...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Pocosin community
- In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 17
- We cannot close this field trip to Camp Lejeune without taking you quickly to some of the other rare plant communities that are found there. Camp Lejeune is recognized by biologists as globally significant for its populations of rare plants and animals (Figures...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Dragon and fish
- In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 10
- Other animals in the assembly hall garden also symbolize qualities admired and desired by this Fukian Chinese community.
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Off to market
- In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 21
- Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered to market this way so that customers can buy them alive. The buyers can choose the healthiest birds, keep the animals alive until they are needed for food, and be assured of purchasing fresh meat. These...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Estuaries in North Carolina: A primer
- Estuaries are places near the coast where freshwater and saltwater mix. Influenced by ocean forces yet partly sheltered from them, estuaries have unique and fascinating ecologies. This article explains what estuaries are, their geology and role in the larger...
- By Waverly Harrell and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.
- Buddhists today
- In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 18
- Prior to European colonial rule in the 1800s, Theravada Buddhist monks served as major councillors to ruling Southeast Asian kings. It was the king's job to protect the people and the monasteries, and to rule wisely. It was the monks' job to bless the king...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Tracking animals
- Large groups of children are likely to scare off mammals, but they can learn to identify tracks to learn more about the animals that left them.
- By Linda Dow.
- Meeting North Carolina's mammals
- Coyotes, deer, rabbits, and raccoons range nearly everywhere in North Carolina. By looking for signs and tracks around your school campus, students can learn all about them.
- By Linda Dow.
- Bird watching made elementary
- Observing and identifying birds can be a gateway to a variety of learning experiences. This primer will get you started birding.
- By Linda Dow.
- Learning from a tree
- Observation of a single tree throughout the year can be the starting point for explorations of nature, life science, and environmental science.
- By Linda Dow.
- Field trips in context
- Opportunities abound in North Carolina for hands-on interdisciplinary learning experiences.
- Format: article
- By Lesley Richardson.
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