Wonders of the national parks : a geology of North America

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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Subjects
United States. > National Park Service.
National parks and reserves > United States.
Geology > United States.
Lectures.
Instructional films.
Educational films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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 number 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 1,080 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.

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