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Low Landforms: River Valleys, Glaciers, Canyons (1:50)
A SECTION FROM: Learning Geographical Terms
This segment discusses that river valleys, glaciers, and canyons are low landforms
- 6-8Grades 6-8
- Curriculum Explorer
High Landforms: Fold, Fault, and Volcano Mountains (4:43)
A CHAPTER FROM: Learning Geographical Terms
This segment tells us about the three different kinds of mountains.
- 6-8Grades 6-8
- Curriculum Explorer
Weathering and Erosion (5:52)
A CHAPTER FROM: Elements of Earth Science: Earth: The Water Planet
Landforms are constantly changing through chemical and mechanical weathering and erosion.
- 6-12Grades 6-12
Venus: The Mystery Under the Cloudy Veil Begins... (4:11)
A CHAPTER FROM: The Inner Solar System: Venus
Venus rotates very slowly and in the opposite direction of Earth. Venus is also the hottest planet in the solar system with interesting landforms similar to Earth such as confidence in volcanoes.
- 6-8Grades 6-8
- Curriculum Explorer
The Really, Really Big Floods (28:00)
How are landforms such as mesas and canyons created? In 1922, Geologist J. H. Bretz proposed the controversial theory that a colossal ice age flood had carved out the landforms of the Pacific Northwest. The program’s teen host employs the scientific...
- 6-8Grades 6-8
- Curriculum Explorer
The Desert: A Victim of Wind Erosion (0:48)
A CHAPTER FROM: Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 4: Forces in the Environment: Erosi...
Wind erosion in deserts creates unique landforms.
- 6-8Grades 6-8
Closed Captioning- Curriculum Explorer
The Pleistocene Epoch: A Period of Glacial Movement (1:05)
A CHAPTER FROM: Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 4: Forces in the Environment: Glaci...
Many landforms in the United States were formed during the Pleisocene epoch, when large ice sheets covered much of North America. A glacier can carve up mountain tops forming sharp peaks and wide valleys.
- 6-8Grades 6-8
- Closed Captioning
- Curriculum Explorer
South America (10:21)
A SECTION FROM: Sketches of the World: The Living Planet
South America has a variety of different landforms and climates. The Andes mountains are the site of glaciers and volcanic activity, but there are also dense rain forests in parts of the continent. Many species of plants and animals live in...
- 6-8Grades 6-8
- Curriculum Explorer
Learning Geographical Terms (22:00)
What is a savannah, and how do you fold a mountain? Students are introduced to geographical terms that help them identify and locate different types of places around the world. The program’s host, an intrepid explorer, guides viewers to major...
- 6-8Grades 6-8
- Curriculum Explorer
Erosion and Uplift Work Together (1:18)
A CHAPTER FROM: Natural Phenomena: Spectacular Canyons
Uplift causes the land to rise, and erosion causes it to wear down. Together, they produce canyons and other landforms.
- 3-8Grades 3-8
- Curriculum Explorer