Objective: Explain what causes the seasons.
Seasons were understood by indigenous groups and their way of life was often affected by the seasons. Seasons formed social structure, activities, migration to what is in season, communal societies, and reinforce social bonds and weave in winter (DeWitt).
In This Section:
- Chapter One: Science and the Environment
- Chapter Two: Tools of Environmental Science
- Chapter Three: The Dynamic Earth
- Chapter Seven: Aquatic Ecosystems
- Chapter Eight: Understanding Populations
- Chapter Nine: The Human Population
- Chapter Ten: Biodiversity
- Chapter Twelve: Air
- Chapter Thirteen: Atmosphere and Climate Change
- Chapter Fourteen: Land
- Chapter Fifteen: Food and Agriculture
- Chapter Sixteen: Mining and Mineral Resources
- Chapter Seventeen: Nonrenewable Energy
- Chapter Eighteen: Renewable Energy
- Chapter Nineteen: Waste
- Chapter Twenty One: Economics, Policy, and the Future