Any study of planet Earth, with its surface area of approximately 200 million square miles, will obviously have a lot of ground to cover! Using high-quality film footage and detailed animations, this collection of 49 video clips (30 seconds to 2 minutes each) examines the history of Earth, the structure of Earth, tectonics and volcanism, water and the oceans, the evolution of landscapes, the representation of Earth, and the continents.
Video clips include:
• The History of the Earth—Introduction
• The Formation of Earth
• The Geologic Time Scale
• Our Knowledge of Geologic Time
• The Structure of Earth—Introduction
• Inside Earth
• Geomagnetism
• The Minerals
• Mineral Shapes
• Rocks
• Tectonics and Volcanism—Introduction
• Tectonics and Volcanism
• Continental Drift
• Volcanoes
• Volcanism
• Geysers
• Earthquakes
• Water and the Oceans—Introduction
• Watercourses
• The Seas and Oceans
• The Ocean Floor
• Ocean Currents
• Waves
• Tsunamis
• The Tides
• The Evolution of Landscapes—Introduction
• Erosion
• Caves
• How Mountains Are Formed
• Mountains
• Littorals
• Glaciers
• The Representation of Earth—Introduction
• Terrestrial Coordinates
• Cartographic Projection
• Cartography
• Cartographic Conventions
• Physical and Topographic Maps
• Thematic Maps
• Remote Sensing
• Time Zones
• The Continents—Introduction
• Antarctica
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Asia
• Oceania
• Africa
(71 minutes)