Asia. Rising Mountains and Sinking Countries
Description
Over the many billions of years of the Earth's history our planet has never stopped changing shape. Massive tectonic forces have sculpted and re-sculpted our world in a never ending journey. Tectonics has created life - and destroyed it as well. This episode chronicles the Himalayas, investigates how Siberia joined other land masses, and discusses tectonic activity that impacts Japan and Indonesia.
Runtime
51 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2014], c2012
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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