Wonders of the national parks A geology of North America

Ford Cochran

DVD - 2015

"Discover awe-inspiring natural landscapes and explore the geological histories and mysteries of our national parks with National Geographic."--Container.

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Genres
Lectures
Instructional films
Educational films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company [2015]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Teaching Company
Main Author
Ford Cochran (author)
Corporate Author
Teaching Company (production company)
Item Description
"The Great courses, Topic: Science ; Subtopic: Earth science"--Cover.
"Course no. 1707"--Disc labels.
36 lectures lasting 30 minutes each.
Course guidebooks laid in each container. Guidebooks contain outlines for each 30 minute lecture.
Physical Description
6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format
DVD.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-346) in course guidebook.
ISBN
9781629972152
  • Disc 1. Yellowstone: microcosm of the National Parks
  • Yellowstone's cataclysmic origins and future
  • Grand Teton and Jackson Hole
  • Hawaii volcanoes: earth's largest mountains
  • The Hawaiian islands and Maui's Haleakala
  • Mount Saint Helens, Lassen Volcanic, Rainier
  • Disc 2. Crater Lake, Olympic, North Cascades
  • Volcanoes of Alaska: Katmai and Lake Clark
  • Alaska's Glacier Bay and Kenai Fjords
  • Yosemite: nature's cathedral
  • Redwoods, sequoias, and the Sierra Nevada
  • Pinnacles to Joshua Tree: the San Andreas
  • Disc 3. Denali to Gates of the Arctic
  • Death Valley and Great Basin: the rift zone
  • Shenandoah: the collision of old continents
  • Great Smoky Mountains and Hot Springs
  • National rivers: gorges, falls, and meanders
  • Great Dune fields of North America
  • Disc 4. National seashores and lakeshores
  • Reefs: Virgin Islands, Florida, Texas
  • National marine sanctuaries and monuments
  • Acadia's highlands and islands
  • The Dakota Badlands
  • The Grand Canyon's 2-billion-year staircase
  • Disc 5. Carving the Grand Canyon
  • Petrified Forest and other fossil parks
  • Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Arches
  • Zion, Gunnison's Black Canyon, Capitol Reef
  • Mesa Verde and ancient settlements
  • The Colorado Rocky Mountains
  • Disc 6. Montana's Glacier and the Canadian Rockies
  • Big Bend on the Rio Grande and Saguaro
  • Mammoth Cave, Wind Cave, Carlsbad Caverns
  • The Everglades and the Congaree Bottomland
  • Voyageurs, Isle Royale, the Canadian Shield
  • Assembling North America, park by park.