"VELS Essential Learnings"-T p Table of contents includes: Mapping: interpreting the environment -- Endangered species: saving our future -- Australian environments: from caves to cities -- Deserts: changing landscapes -- Equatorial rainforests: the lungs of the earth -- Earthquakes and volcanoes: violent earth -- Weather and climate: rain, hail or shine -- Hazards: bushfires, droughts, cyclones and floods -- The Pacific: paradise under threat -- Environmental issues: water and ice.