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What Is a Lake? A lake is a body of water that is surrounded by land. Lakes form in hollows in the Earth's surface called basins. Lakewater comes from rainfall and melting snow. Much of the water flows into the basin from rivers and streams. Most lakes are full of freshwater, but the biggest...

1. FORESTS OF THE WORLDF1 rom the steamy rain forests of the tropics, to the windswept woodlands of the far north, forests play a very important part in all our lives. They help to control the climate by absorbing the gas, carbon dioxide, that contributes to global warming. They also help to bind...