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Meet Stevie the Kiwi, an adventurous creature who will take students on a whirlwind trip to compare and contrast the human geography and landscapes of Australia and New Zealand. The Miniclip includes concepts such as geographical mapping, population, and natural and built environments.
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Visiting the site of the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl, Stefan Gates finds people living on toxic land. His journey takes him right up to the crumbling sarcophagus itself, and when a woman prepares a meal from produce grown in her garden,Gates is faced with a tricky dilemma.
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North America is perpetually reinventing itself. The continent is also a wild world of rivers, plains and ice, where iridescent-colored deserts lie alongside luxuriant valleys and mountains holding many a secret. From the Far North to the Deserts of Utah, from the Rockies to Death Valley, the sites it features are on the scale of the continent itself. A Far North among the Earth's oldest; "Great Plains" born from the sea; a vast mountain in the middle...
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When Homo sapiens arrived in Australia, they were, for the first time, truly alone, surrounded by wildly different flora and fauna. How did they survive and populate a continent? There is a close cultural and genetic link between the First Australians and modern-day Aborigines. The ancient and modern story intersect here as nowhere else in the world. The secret to this continuity is diversity. Intuitively, they found the right balance between being...
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A great concentration of ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings, built from the 6th to the 12th century, can be found on the Mesa Verde plateau in southwest Colorado at an altitude of more than 8,500 feet. Some 4,400 sites have been recorded, including villages built on the mesa top. There are also imposing cliff dwellings built of stone and comprising more than 100 rooms.
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With its houses and its 32 totem and mortuary poles, the village of Ninstints, on Anthony Island, which was abandoned towards the end of the 19th century, offers a unique view of the activity of the indigenous Indian hunters and fishermen who once lived on the North Pacific coast.
10) Blue Ridge
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Filmed in stunning high-definition, Blue Ridge is a theatrical visitor center documentary produced for the National Park Service. Winding through majestic mountains, idyllic farmlands, and distinct communities of the Southern Appalachians, the Blue Ridge Parkway stretches for almost 500 miles through Virginia and North Carolina. Through the use of breathtaking aerial photography, remarkable storytelling, and authentic regional music, the video captures...
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How does being socially connected or isolated affect the livability of particular places? This clip showcases the experiences of three young Australians in very different geographical locations: the outback, outer suburbs, and inner city. Each person shares the benefits and challenges that their place of residence offers in terms of being connected to their community through examples like transportation, schooling, services, and recreation.
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What can be done to reduce crime, increase safety, and improve livability in different communities? This clip considers factors influencing crime rates and perceived safety while comparing relevant facts and statistics from two different Melbourne suburbs: Richmond and Camberwell. This is an ideal resource for introducing students to subjective and objective measures of livability using actual data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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The food you eat, the clothes you wear, and the furniture you use: chances are that all three of these things have been manufactured in countries other than your own, which means you interact with lots of countries before you even leave the house to go to school! We are connected with other countries through international trade of goods and services, education, and migration—including asylum seekers and refugees. This wonderfully animated Miniclip...
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In this day and age, people all around the world are connected to each other in a variety of different ways. This Miniclip explores these global connections by focusing on international aid, tourism, and cultural events. How do these three things connect people from around the world? How is your classroom globally connected? With the help of this Miniclip, your students will discuss how the world is connected regardless of distance and become more...
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The concept of population is a significant aspect of geography. This Miniclip defines and explains what population density is and shows students how to calculate it with simple mathematics. Using China as a case study, students will learn how the physical geography of countries influences where people live and how access to resources dictates the population density of regions.