As visually spectacular as it is informative, this program thoroughly surveys the world’s varied climate systems. Using simple color-coded maps based on the Köppen classification system, the video identifies the characteristics of the following zones: humid tropical climates, wet-dry tropics, dry climates, subtropical and mid-latitude deserts and steppes, humid mid-latitude climates, humid subtropics, summer dry subtropics, marine west coasts, humid continentals, sub-arctic climates, polar climates, tundra, and highland climates. (24 minutes)

Tell a Friend! Your Name: Your Email: Your Friend's Email: Your Message: We respect your privacy and will not use your friend's address without permission. Item#: BVL32643 Copyright date: ©2003 DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-1914-8

DVD	$99.95
DVD + 3-Year Streaming	$149.93
3-Year Streaming	$99.95

Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.

		Biomes This engaging five-part series encourages students to move beyond a simplified view of the environment to a deeper level of understanding: that the global ecosystem is made up of interdependent ecological communities populated with their own particul...(more details)		DVD (Chaptered) $499.75 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $749.63 3-Year Streaming $499.75
		Global Warming: Hype or Hazard? When it comes to global warming, Bjorn Lomborg is a skeptical ecologist, a one-time Greenpeace member who is now at odds with the organization. Why? Though Greenpeace is trusted by 70 to 80 percent of people to be more accurate than government scient...(more details)		DVD $149.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $224.93 3-Year Streaming $149.95
		Aquatic Biomes Ranging from rivers and lakes, to wetlands and intertidal zones, to coral reefs and kelp forests, aquatic ecosystems are as diverse as the life-forms that inhabit them. This program introduces students to a variety of the world's aquatic biomes. The ...(more details)		DVD (Chaptered) $99.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $149.93 3-Year Streaming $99.95
		Changing Climates What is global warming? To what extent has humankind worsened it? And how are the people of the world being affected by it? This eye-opening two-part series offers some disconcerting answers as it examines the rapidly changing climate of planet Earth...(more details)		DVD $299.90 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $449.85 3-Year Streaming $299.90
		The Big Chill: A Looming Ice Age? This alarming program investigates the likelihood of the biggest climate change in more than 10,000 years. Scientist Richard Alley asserts that global warming contributes to record amounts of cold freshwater from glaciers and the Greenland ice sheet ...(more details)		DVD $149.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $224.93 3-Year Streaming $149.95

See additional titles in Earth Science | Weather & Climate | Ecosystems | Physical Geography