Mother Earth /

The first episode takes us to the Amazon jungle in Peru where since ancient times they have used fire to clear the land so they can cultivate their manioc trees, to the floating world of reeds at Lake Titicaca, to the Himalayan mountains of Tibet and modern yak herders there, and to the Awash valley...

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Other Authors: Saebo, Nils Arne (Director), Hellum, Thomas (Director), Peel, Richard (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Oslo : Nordic World, 2004.
Series:History of the Earth ; 1
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The first episode takes us to the Amazon jungle in Peru where since ancient times they have used fire to clear the land so they can cultivate their manioc trees, to the floating world of reeds at Lake Titicaca, to the Himalayan mountains of Tibet and modern yak herders there, and to the Awash valley in Ethiopia where the nomads now are stuck in one place all year with their livestock.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 12, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (video file (53 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:00:52:57