Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth - Confronting Future Challenges
place to place at an ever-accelerating rate. In this final program, Dr. Murphy shows us how seeing the world spatially is a key to making sense of what
Transcript: ancient Maya city-state... To a paddy in China... To a casino in Las Vegas... To Silicon Valley in northern California... To a playground in middle
Water for the fields
No matter where on Earth, the one human activity that consumes the most water is the one that wastes the most: agriculture. From locations around the
Transcript: California. The cities and rural areas have long been fighting over water distribution. Rising prices are increasing the pressure on farmers to conserve
We Feed the World
-over bread to supply a small city is destroyed. The planet has enough production power to feed everyone, but 800 million people suffer from hunger. What does
Subject: Agriculture -- Moral and ethical aspects
Great empires of the past : core concepts video clip library
, including a timeline graphic to place it within the context of world history, and two additional segments that delve deeper into areas of particular
Transcript: from tiny plots to large fields. And so the Sumerians advanced from farming for individual families to farming for entire cities, cities that held a
Spiritual India: a guide to Jainism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism
In India, religious observances weave countless golden threads into the homespun fabric of daily life. This program provides an overview of four of India's prominent religions: Jainism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Stunning footage from all around...
Transcript: attributed to Iran, white men with large blue eyes and prominent noses, began their journey with the express intention of subduing the. Dravidian population
19th century turning points in U.S. history: Episode 4. 1846-1860
Century Turning Points program. America entered the 19th century as an agricultural nation of 16 states and 5.3 million people. By the end of the century
Subject: United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)
Transcript: (male narrator) America entered the 19th century an agricultural nation of 16 states and 5.3 million people. After three foreign wars and a civil
Physical Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth - Geographical Regions
About this title: Regions are one of the most important tools used in geographical thinking. In this program Alec Murphy shows how the planet is divided into physiographic regions, each with internal dynamic processes. Then he defines the three type...
Transcript: ) The Atlantic Coastal Plain is a region in the eastern United States that is a sort of large sloping ground area to east of the Appalachian Mountains
Puerto Rico: El Paraíso Invadido
, discusses problems of delinquency and crime within the culture, and how women are contributing to a solution. Feminism and women’s rights in the areas of
Transcript: large prostitution area, and they have to be moved from here. The night ends with an exchange of shots like in the best American action movies except that
A history of American Indian achievement: the great transition
cliff cities ... The Iroquois League wrote a remarkable constitution that would serve as a model for the founding fathers. The transition coincided with
Transcript: THEIR CITIES AND THEIR ART, IT WAS THE ANASAZI'S AGRICULTURAL SKILLS IN A SEVERE CLIMATE THAT ALLOWED FOR THIS SOCIETY TO FLOURISH. THAT WAS THE
Chapter 6 Africa Americas Oceania
Transcript: 's important to be able to recognize first on this map here, you can see Teotihuacan, this extraordinarily large city. In the Americas, right, in Mesoamerica you