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Author:

Wysession, Michael, speaker.

Title:

The world's greatest geological wonders : 36 spectacular sites / Michael E. Wysession ; supervising producer Tony Kidenrick ; producer Charley Miller ; producer David C. White ; associate producers Katz, Maureen Tumbulty ; director Jonathan D. Leven.

Publisher:

Teaching Company,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 course guidebook (vi, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm)

Subject:

Geology.
Earth sciences.
Earth sciences.
Geology.
Nonfiction films.
Instructional films.
Educational films.
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
Filmed lectures.
Instructional films.
Nonfiction films.

Other Authors:

Kidenrick, Tony, producer.
Miller, Charley, producer.
White, David C., editor of moving image work. editor of moving image work.
Katz, Jeff (Motion picture editor), editor of moving image work. editor of moving image work.
Tumulty, Maureen, editor of moving image work. editor of moving image work.
Leven, Jonathan D., editor of moving image work. editor of moving image work.
Teaching Company.

Notes:

Lecturer: Professor Michael E. Wysession, Washington University in St. Louis. Title from disc surface. Topic: Science & mathematics ; Subtopic: Earth science." Course No. 1712 ; 36 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture ; on 6 videodiscs in 1 container ; with an accompanying guidebook. Accompanying guidebook includes professor biography, course scope, lecture guides, maps, and bibliography. Special features: About the professor. New DVD -- November -- 2016

Contents:

36. Planetary wonders: out of this world. 2. Mount Fuji: steeping power ; 3. Galapagos Rift: wonders of mid-ocean ridges ; 4. African Rift Valley: cracks into the Earth ; 5. Erta Ale: compact fury of lava lakes ; 6. Burgess Shale: rocks and the keys to life -- Disc 2. 7. The Grand Canyon: Earth's layers ; 8. The Himalayas: mountains at Earth's roof ; 9. The Ganges delta: Earth's fertile lands ; 10. The Amazon Basin: lungs of the planet ; 11. Iguazu Falls: thundering waterfalls ; 12. Mammoth Cave: worlds underground -- Disc 3. 13. Cave of Crystals: exquisite caves ; 14. Great Blue Hole: coastal symmetry in sinkholes ; 15. Ha Long Bay: dramatic karst landscapers ; 16. Bryce Canyon: creative carvings of erosion ; 17. Uluru/Ayers Rock: sacred nature of rocks ; 18. Devils Tower: igneous enigmas -- Disc 4. 19. Antarctica: a world of ice ; 20. Columbia Glacier: unusual glacier cycles ; 21. Fiordland National Park: majestic fjords ; 22. Rock of Gibraltar: catastrophic floods ; 23. Bay of Fundy: inexorable cycle of tides ; 24. Hawaii: volcanic island beauty -- Disc 5. 25. Yellowstone: geysers and hot springs ; 26. Kawah Ijen: world's most acid lake ; 27. Iceland: where fire meets ice ; 28. The Maldives: geologic paradox ; 29. The Dead Sea: sinking and saintly ; 30. Salar de Uyuni: flattest place on Earth -- Disc 6: 31. Namib/Kalahari Deserts: sand mountains ; 32. Siwa Oasis: paradise amidst desolation ; 33. Auroras: light shadows on the edge of space ; 34. Arizona Meteor Crater: visitors from outer space ; 35. A Montage of geologic mini wonders ; 36. Planetary wonders: out of this world.

Summary:

"This course takes you to the world's most spectacular geological wonders, explains the forces that have formed them, and tells you the stories that have grown up around them."--page 1 of course guidebook.

Series:

Great courses. Science & mathematics. Earth science

ISBN:

149065254X (DVD)
9781490652542 (DVD)
1598039806 (set)
9781598039801 (set)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)855860322

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)