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A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that extends the learning beyond the curriculum.

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A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The children have to determine if a statement is true or false.

If you compare precipitation around the world with population distribution we can understand a simple but powerful pattern of human geography: where there is water, there are people. But it gets a little more complicated because where...

Discover where the Yangtze river, one of the longest rivers in the world, begins its 6000km journey.
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Rivers develop along...

Take a trip down the Colorado river in the Grand Canyon and wonder at the awesome power of water!
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River processes, such...

Four different cities are shown, but which is the odd one out?
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A Twig Tidbit Film - Pixelate. A pixelated image unscrambles. The children have to guess what it is.

Communities and Geography unveils the profound influence of geography on daily life and economics within a community. Whether students live near an ocean, in the mountains, or the desert, this program illustrates how geography shapes and...

Let's learn about the 10 largest rivers in the world by length!

Learn about the longest rivers in the United States, and their roles in shaping the nation's landscape, culture, and history.

Travel to the Guadalupe River in Texas and learn about the Texas rivers

This video explores the types of communities found near bodies of water such as oceans, rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Learn how these water sources shape the jobs, recreation, and daily life of people living in coastal, river, and lake...

This program examines the geography, climate and people of Northern Africa

This program examines the geography and people of Western and Central Africa Including a close look at the West African Slave Trade

This video explores five fun facts about Rivers.

This program examines the geography and people of Southern Africa with a closer look at Apartheid

The 13 British colonies were founded from a desire to profit from land and resources. So how did their varied geography shape their growth?

The European colonization of North America was largely influenced by geography. In the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies, the land and conditions varied. So how did settlers take advantage of their environments to establish the...

Today we're going to talk about rivers and how these dynamic, delicate, yet powerful systems are able to constantly change the landscape. We'll focus on the Zambezi River in Southeast Africa following its main features from the...

From towering mountains to pebbles along a river, the Earth is made of a huge variety of rocks. In today's episode, we're going to follow the rock cycle of a piece of granite in the Himalayan mountains, and as you'll see, every rock has...

From outbreaks of measles in the United States and cholera in Haiti to patterns of lead poisoning near gold mines in Nigeria, medical geographers play an important role in tracking disease in the landscape. Today, we're going to look at...

Today we're going to talk about how and why floods happen both in spite of, and because of, us. Specifically, we'll take a closer look at the island of Java, and its largest city, Jakarta, and explain the factors that lead to serious...

The Mighty Mississippi is truly one of the mighty rivers of the world. And like other mighty rivers, it has become an integral part of the land, people, and country it exists within. However, unlike other major rivers in the world such...

China is the third-largest country in the world after Russia and Canada, covering 3.7 million square miles (9.6 million square kilometers). Its massive geography stretches from the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet in the west to the Yangtze...