03857cgm a2200553 i 4500 409416983 TxAuBib 20200103120000.0 d 151110s2015||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9781629972152 1629972150 PB1707A PD1707A ID1707A-01 TxAuBib rda Wonders of the national parks [DVD] : a geology of North America / Ford Cochran. Geology of North America. Chantilly, VA. : Teaching Company, 2015. 6 digital videodiscs (ca. 1080 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vii, 356 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier Great courses. Science. Earth science Great courses (DVD) Science & mathematics No special features listed on container. Course No. 1707. Course guidebook includes professor biography, course scope, an outline for each lecture, and bibliographical references (pages 336-346). The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 36 lectures. Accompanying material may vary. 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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. Lecturer: Ford Cochran, National Geographic. "Discover awe-inspiring natural landscapes and explore the geological histories and mysteries of our national parks with National Geographic"--Container. Not rated. 20200103. Language: English. Some copies have closed captioning for the hearing impaired. National parks and reserves United States. Geology United States. Educational films. Science films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Cochran, Ford, speaker. National Geographic Society (U.S.) Teaching Company. Great courses. Science. Earth science. Great courses (DVD) Science & mathematics.