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    1. The document discusses various facts about the natural world, including that human population has doubled since landing on the moon 50 years ago, wildlife populations have declined 60% in the last 50 years, and tropical forests cover only 7% of the planet's lands yet are home to half of all land animals. 2. It also notes that the stability of life relies on connections between habitats, but these connections are being disrupted across the planet as the polar regions and glaciers warm and melt at increasing rates. 3. Specific examples provided include millions of seabirds congregating along the Peruvian coast, the Humboldt current influencing that region, wildebeest on the Serengeti plains being preyed

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    1. The document discusses various facts about the natural world, including that human population has doubled since landing on the moon 50 years ago, wildlife populations have declined 60% in the last 50 years, and tropical forests cover only 7% of the planet's lands yet are home to half of all land animals. 2. It also notes that the stability of life relies on connections between habitats, but these connections are being disrupted across the planet as the polar regions and glaciers warm and melt at increasing rates. 3. Specific examples provided include millions of seabirds congregating along the Peruvian coast, the Humboldt current influencing that region, wildebeest on the Serengeti plains being preyed

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    1. The document discusses various facts about the natural world, including that human population has doubled since landing on the moon 50 years ago, wildlife populations have declined 60% in the last 50 years, and tropical forests cover only 7% of the planet's lands yet are home to half of all land animals. 2. It also notes that the stability of life relies on connections between habitats, but these connections are being disrupted across the planet as the polar regions and glaciers warm and melt at increasing rates. 3. Specific examples provided include millions of seabirds congregating along the Peruvian coast, the Humboldt current influencing that region, wildebeest on the Serengeti plains being preyed

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    One planet

    1. How long ago did we venture to the moon? 50 years

    2. What has happened to the human population since we have landed on the moon? It has doubled

    3. About how long ago did human build their first settlements? 10,000 years

    4. What has happened to wildlife populations, on average, over the last 50 years? Declined by 60%

    5. Where do seabird congregate in colonies millions strong? Along the Peruvian coast of South America

    6. What is the “Humboldt”? Powerful oceanic current.

    7. What are Krill? Small crustaceans

    8. What does the stability of life on our planet rely on? Connections between different habitats

    9. What occasion transforms the salt plan landscape? A deluge of water

    10. What threatens the newly hatched chicks? The scorching Sun

    11. What solidifies around the chick’s legs? Salt

    12. What area supports over a million wildebeest? The Serengeti plains in East Africa

    13. Wildebeest calves are the favorite prey for which animal? Hunting dogs

    14. How are the calves protected? Defended by the herd

    15. Where do half all the land-living animals live? Tropical forests

    16. What does the bee use the flower’s perfume for? To woo a female

    17. What does the red-capped manakin do to attract a mate? A slither with wing snaps

    18. What percent of the planet’s lands are covered with tropical forests? Only 7%

    19. What do the wolves special in hunting during the winter? Caribou

    20. What happens to the caribou on the open lake? The wolves catch up and start to test the caribou, probing
    for weakness

    21. How far north do the caribou travel? 600 kilometers

    22. What is happening to the polar regions at a faster rate than any other part of the planet? Warming

    23. What specializes in hunting seals? Polar bears

    24. Where else is the ice vanishing? Greenland

    25. How does glacial is protect the planet from overheating? Reflecting solar radiation

    26. How far can a glacier move in one day? 45 meters

    27. How long is the section of the glacier that is breaking away? Over one kilometer

    28. How many tons of ice break free within 20 minutes? 75 million tons

    29. What is happening to crucial connections all across our planet? They are being disrupted.

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