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Contents: WHAT ARE THE POLAR REGIONS?--THE ARCTIC--THE ANTARCTIC--A WORLD OF ICE--TUNDRA AND TAIGA--CLIMATE--WEATHER--POLAR OCEANS--RESOURCES--EARLY HISTORY--POLAR EXPLORATION--POLAR PEOPLES--SUB-ARCTIC PEOPLES--SURVIVAL SKILLS--POLAR LAND ANIMALS--POLAR SEA CREATURES--COMMERICAL EXPLOITATION--POLLUTION--GLOBAL WARMING--POLAR TOURISM--FUTURE CHALLENGES. Glossary, further information, index. 48p.