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Cochran, Ford.
Subjects
Geology -- United States.
National parks and reserves -- United States.
Volcanoes.
Rivers -- United States.
Formations (Geology)
Earth sciences.
Yellowstone National Park.
Rocky Mountains.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
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Cochran, Ford.
Geology -- United States.
National parks and reserves -- United States.
Volcanoes.
Rivers -- United States.
Formations (Geology)
Earth sciences.
Yellowstone National Park.
Rocky Mountains.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
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Wonders of the national parks [videorecording (DVD)] : a geology of North America / Ford Cochran.
by
Cochran, Ford.
Teaching Company, 2015.
Call #:
DVD 557.3 C663w
Subjects
Geology
--
United
States
.
National parks and reserves
--
United
States
.
Volcanoes.
Rivers
--
United
States
.
Formations (Geology)
Earth sciences.
Yellowstone National Park.
Rocky Mountains.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
Series
Great courses (DVD)
Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Earth science.
ISBN:
9781629972152
1629972150
Alternate title:
Great Courses. Wonders of the national parks [videorecording (DVD)] : a geology of North America
Geology of North America [videorecording (DVD)]
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] :
Description:
6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Notes:
Course guidebook includes lecture outlines, bibliography, list of parks, photographic credits.
Course No. 1707.
"36 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Home use only.
Closed-captioned.
Contents:
Disc 1. Yellowstone: microcosm of the national parks
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Yellowstone's cataclysmic orgins and future
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Grand Teto and Jackson Hole
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Hawaii volcanoes: earth's largest mountains
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The Hawaiian Islands and Maui's Haleakala
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Mount Saint Helens, Lassen Volcanic, Rainier
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Disc 2. Crater Lake, Olympic, North Cascades
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Volcanoes of Alaska: Katmai and Lake Clark
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Alaska's Glacier Bay and Kenai Fjords
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Yosemite: Nature's cathedral
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Redwoods: Sequoias, and the Sierra Nevada
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Pinnacles to Joshua Tree: the San Andreas
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Disc 3. Denali to gates of the Arctic
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Death Valley and the Great Basin: the rift zone
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Shenandoah: the collision of old continents
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Great Smoky Mountains and hot springs
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National
rivers
: gorges, falls and meanders
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Great dune fields of North America
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Disc 4. National seashores and lakeshores
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Reefs: Virgin Islands, Florida, Texas
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National marine sanctuaries and monuments
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Acadia's Highlands and Islands
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The Dakota Badlands
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The Grand Canyon's 2-billion-year staircase
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Disc 5. Carving the Grand Canyon
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Petrified Forest and other fossil parks
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Bryce Canyon, canyonlands, arches
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Zion, Gunnison's Black Canyon, Capitol Reef
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Mesa Verde and ancient settlements
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The Colorado Rocky Mountains
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Disc 6. Montana's glacier and the Canadian Rockies
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Big bend on the Rio Grande and Saguaro
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Mammoth Cave, Wind Cave, Carisbad Caverns
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The Everglades and the Congaree Bottomland
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Voyageurs, Isle Royale, the Canadian Shield
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Assembling North America, park by park.
Performers:
Lecturer: Ford Cochran, Geologist and Program Director, National Geographic.
Summary:
"Discover awe-inspiring natural landscapes and explore the geological histories and mysteries of our national parks with National Geographic."--Container.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
Science films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Teaching Company.
National Geographic Society (U.S.)
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