FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Geology

VH 2264 Academic & Career Options in the College of Science, F.A.U.
Summary: Recruitment video. 089 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, ECOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, GEOLOGY

VH 6742 Amazing Earth
Summary: Explains our planet's catastrophic past and violent present and the geological forces that have the face of our world and will ultimately change its face again. 106 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY Series: EXPLORE YOUR WORLD

VH 2805 Building of the Earth, The
Summary: Huge forces formed the earth, moving continents, creating amazing variety. Attenborough visits an erupting volcano in Iceland, finds giant plants on Mount Kenya and shows the re-colonization of wildlife in Krakatoa and Mount St. Helens, scenes of planet's awesome power. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: GEOLOGY Series: LIVING PLANET, THE

VH 0477 Catchment Studies
Summary: This film follows the route taken by rainwater through some contrasting catchments and evaluating the response of these catchments to a rainfall event. 020 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: EARTH SCIENCES

VH 1828 Coal, Blood & Iron
Summary: As organic matter from Europe's prehistoric, marshy swamps was compressed over millions of years, it became coal. The by-products of this new coal energy were massive social change for both better and worse. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 0481 Coastal Dunes
Summary: Discusses the physical and biotic environment of a sand dune, the effects of saltation and wind velocity. and the measurement techniques used to quantify observation. 020 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: EARTH SCIENCES

VH 1829 Colliding Continents & The Age of Bronze
Summary: How did the early peoples of Europe move from stone to metal tools, and what were the consequences of such a change? This program offers some fascinating answers. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY, EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 6628 Cracking the Ice Age
Summary: An exploration of the theory that the rise of the Himalaya Mountains helped create the ice age. According to the theory, the crash of the continents that produced Mount Everest also produced a complicated chain of events that has resulted in a drastically altered world climate. 057 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY

VH 6626 Earthquake
Summary: Seismologists and geologists discuss the causes and effects of earthquakes. Includes information about research on the San Andreas fault and archival film footage of earthquakes in San Francisco (1906 & 1989), Alaska (1964), Lisbon (1755), and China (1975 & 1976). 059 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 0659 Earthquake Connection, The
Summary: For many years scientists have been trying to predict accurately the occurrence of earthquakes. They know why earthquakes happen, and where they are likely to occur. But the answer to the key question-when-still remains a mystery. This program presents the latest theories on earthquakes from the North Sea to the Corinthian coastline to the shores of California. 050 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 6748 Eyewitness: Rock & mineral
Summary: A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the earth's geological history and the use of stones and minerals by human beings for buildings, tools, and ornaments throughout their cultural development. 035 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: EYEWITNESS VIDEOS

VH 6760 Eyewitness: Volcano
Summary: A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the geology of continental drift and the origin of volcanoes, and to the influence of volcanic activity on human culture. 035 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: EYEWITNESS VIDEOS

VH 1830 Feast & Famine: The Limestone Legacy
Summary: Without vast deposits of limestone underlying major portions of the continent, European history would surely have been quite different. Due to limestone, the soils enjoyed a particularly high level of fertility, with good slope and drainage. Land so rich allowed farmers, rulers and religious societies to become well off. And, as this program speculated, wealth just may be the root of all wars. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 4372 Florida's Geology Unearthed
Summary: DEP.A 8: G 35/Video Government Documents. 062 Min. VIDEO Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 0570 Genesis
Summary: Presents a flight through billions of years, simulating the creation of the universe, soaring over the earth, dropping to the ocean floor, probing volcanoes and rifts of the continents. 033 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 0479 Glacial Deposits
Summary: This film is an introduction to the land forms produced during glacial retreat. 1. Glacial land forms. I. Films for the Humanities (Firm) II. Granada Television International. 020 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: EARTH SCIENCES

VH 8073 Grassberg Mine, The: Goldmine in the Clouds
Summary: At 14, 000 feet, in the remote jungles of New Guinea is the largest gold and copper deposit in the world. Getting to that deposit and building a profitable mine was one of the biggest engineering challenges ever. In 1975 an American mining company took up the challenge and using the most sophisticated technology available conquered the jungle and build the Grasberg Mine. 052 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ARCHITECTURE, GEOLOGY Series: SUPER STRUCTURES OF THE WORLD

VH 1076 Heat Within, The
Summary: a 6-part series about the Earth, the miracle planet, presents various topics including the planet's prospects for continuing to support life, its oceans, climate, and atmosphere. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: MIRACLE PLANET

VH 1080 Home Planet, The
Summary: A 6-part series about the Earth, the miracle planet, presents various topics including the planet's prospects for continuing to support life, its oceans, climate, and atmosphere. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: MIRACLE PLANET

VH 1831 Hostages to Oil
Summary: Until oil became the main ingredient of industrialized European economies, energy independence was possible. That is no longer the case. Oil is now a world issue. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 1077 Life From the Sea
Summary: a 6-part series about the Earth, the miracle planet, presents various topics including the planet's prospects for continuing to support life, its oceans, climate, and atmosphere. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY Series: MIRACLE PLANET

VH 6624 Lightning
Summary: Scientists dare to get close enough to study what lightning is. Takes you on a high voltage trip into the most electrically charged weather in the world. See how scientists trigger it, victims of lightning strikes, and a spectacular atmospheric show set to music. 060 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 6619 Mysterious Origins of Man, The
Summary: First part of a series exploring the mystery of man's origins. Examines some unexplained mysteries about man's origins and presents controversial evidence to challenge accepted theories. 050 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, GEOLOGY

VH 1832 Out of the Ice
Summary: A chronological presentation of two coinciding European histories -- those of geology and human development. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 1078 Patterns in the Air
Summary: A 6-part series about the Earth, the miracle planet, presents various topics including the planet's prospects for continuing to support life, its oceans, climate, and atmosphere. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: MIRACLE PLANET

VH 6759 Planet Earth. Episode 1, The Living Machine
Summary: Plate tectonics, is explored with world renowned scientists on location. They are at Kilauea Volcano during a dramatic eruption, aboard the submersible craft Alvin as it dives to the bottom of the Atlantic, and in pursuit of the cause of the worst earthquakes in American history at New Madrid, Missouri. 058 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 1833 Power & Frontiers
Summary: From about 1800 onward, coal was king in Europe and the main fuel of the Industrial Age. With the advent of the internal combustion engine, another resource -- petroleum -- permitted a host of applications. Again, natural resources played into history's hands. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 0395 Primal Furnace, The
Summary: Describes the types of geothermal resources, the historical uses of geothermal energy, and the techniques which allow its conversion into electricity. 025 Min. VIDEO Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 1079 Riddles of Sand and Ice
Summary: A 6-part series about the Earth, the miracle planet, presents various topics including the planet's prospects for continuing to support life, its oceans, climate, and atmosphere. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY Series: MIRACLE PLANET

VH 1370 Rift Valley, The
Summary: This program examines the geological formations, the unique flora and fauna, and the people who inhabit the longest valley in the world, following the course of this extraordinary region from its barren beginnings around the Dead Sea to the abundant life in Ngorongo Crater, where the Leakeys made their great anthropological discoveries. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 1571 Ring of Truth, The-Program 1: Looking
Summary: Examines the way we see and the influence it has on what we understand. By tracing the development of Galileo's telescope and using compelling demonstrations, Morrison shows how instruments have been central to the development of scientific theories through the ages. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: CHEMISTRY, ASTRONOMY, GEOLOGY Series: RING OF TRUTH, THE

VH 1574 Ring of Truth, The-Program 4: Clues
Summary: Philip Morrison retraces the exciting expedition of a team of geologists searching for the secrets of the Mediterranean's past. Discerning scientific truth from small clues is a process that is carefully examined in this fascinating program. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: CHEMISTRY, ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS, GEOLOGY Series: RING OF TRUTH, THE

VH 0480 River Channel Forms
Summary: Discusses the nature of rivers and the relationship between their forms and their processes. 020 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: EARTH SCIENCES

VH 6781 Rockin' World of Geology, The Part 1
Summary: Part 1 of a two part series. A study aid for college geology courses. 105 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: STANDARD DEVIANT VIDEO COURSE REVIEW

VH 6782 Rockin' World of Geology, The. Part 2
Summary: Part 2 of a two part series. A study aid for college geology courses. 085 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: STANDARD DEVIANT

VH 6690 Rocks and Minerals
Summary: Illustrates and explains basic concepts and principles in geology: the three kinds of rock formations - sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic; how these rocks and minerals are created, mined and used to affect out daily lives. 021 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: SCIENCE IN ACTION

VH 0881 Science Essentials: Geology
Summary: Four videocassettes in one case, 8 minutes each. Tape 1-How Does Wind Shape the Earth's Surface? Tape 2-How Does Water Shape the Earth's Surface. Tape 3-How Do Living Things Shape the Earth's Surface? Tape 4-What Are the Different Living Things on the Earth's Surface? 032 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 0476 Soils: Profiles & Processes
Summary: A detailed study of a large coniferous plantation surrounded by agricultural land. 1. podzol. 2. Soils. I. Films for the Humanities (Firm) II. Granda Television International. 020 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: EARTH SCIENCES

VH 0082 Solar System, The
Summary: Describes the solar system, moving outward from the sun to each planet in turn. Uses diagrams, animation, photomosiacs, time-lapse photography, and computerized color pictures to provide information about the planets and their natural satellites. 027 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: ASTRONOMY, GEOLOGY

VH 6650 Surviving the Ice Age
Summary: Video displays scientists presenting reasons to support the idea that there will be another Ice Age. 052 Min. VIDEO Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 1075 Third Planet, The
Summary: A 6-part series about the Earth, the miracle planet, presents various topics including the planet's prospects for continuing to support life, its oceans, climate, and atmosphere. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY Series: MIRACLE PLANET

VH 1834 Trade, Cities & The Land-Locked Sea
Summary: In the rise and fall of Europe's two great ancient powers -- Greece and Rome -- geology and history were significantly intertwined. Though the Greeks and Romans both faltered and fell, their legacies have provided the groundwork for all Western civilization. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY, EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 6625 Understanding Oceans
Summary: Describes various characteristics of the world's oceans, from tides and cross-currents such as El Nino to health issues, from endangered sea creatures to the reality of light on the ocean floor. Includes interviews with marine experts, a brief interview with Thor Heyerdahl, and footage of the undersea world. 054 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 6639 Universe Beneath the Sea
Summary: This program recounts the history of deep submergence and tells of secret Cold War battles fought miles beneath the ocean's surface. Includes the story of the Trieste, the submersible invented in the 1950s that still holds the deepest dive record for a manned vessel. Also recounts the U.S. use of underwater equipment to recover a missing bomb off the coast of Spain and the attempt to recover a sunken Soviet submarine. 050 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: GEOLOGY

VH 0478 Valley Glaciers
Summary: Discusses the nature of valley glaciers, their formation and processes. 1. Glaciers I. Films for the Humanities (Firm) II. Granada Television International. 020 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: EARTH SCIENCES

VH 0482 Waves and Beaches
Summary: The vertical profile of a beach is studied. Field measurements, backed up is studied. Field measurements backed up with laboratory demonstrations, show how wave type and sediment variability cause major changes in the beach profile. 020 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: GEOLOGY Series: EARTH SCIENCES