Peter Benoit
1) Deserts
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Explores the desert ecology, discusses how some are formed, and explains how people, animals, and plants survive there.
7) Wetlands
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Examines wetlands, including what type of animals make their homes in wetlands and how wetlands affect us.
15) The Panama Canal
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Learn about the creation of the Panama Canal and how it shaped our world today. Find out why people wanted to build a canal in Panama, what difficulties the project faced, and how the canal improved shipping and travel in the United States.
16) The Vietnam War
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Presents the timeline of the Vietnam War, including the causes of the conflict and the role played by the United States' involvement, and explores the war's impact upon today's political and cultural development.
20) Immigration
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Chronicles mass immigration to the United States from the time of the early colonies to today.