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Deserts [videorecording] : global environments.

Contributor(s): Baricevic, Thomas | Garner, Simon | McKenzie, Ben | Video Education Australasia.
Publisher: Bendigo, Vic. : VEA, c2012Description: 1 videodisc (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Other title: Global environments.Subject(s): DesertsDDC classification: 551.415
Production Credits: Director and producer, Thomas Baricevic ; writer, Simon Garner.
Narrator, Ben McKenzie.Summary: "Deserts occupy more area of the surface of our planet than any other type of landscape. They occur in all climatic zones including the hottest and coldest locations on Earth. This program examines deserts around the world, explaining why they exist and the different climate drivers at work in their formation and physical characteristics. It also covers human life in deserts and the various ways in which people adapt to living in a dry environment, and their impact on fragile desert ecosystems. It features a range of imagery of different deserts around the world, and uses graphics to clearly explain the natural processes at work."--container.
Item type Current location Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Media Resources Taylor's Library-TC
551.415 DES 2012 (Browse shelf) 1 Available CALSH,25000,02,CL 1000529184
Media Resources Taylor's Library-TU
551.415 DES 2012 (Browse shelf) 1 Available SHTEx,70002,02,CL 1000529200

"Program support notes available on www.VEA.com.au"--container.

Director and producer, Thomas Baricevic ; writer, Simon Garner.

Narrator, Ben McKenzie.

"Deserts occupy more area of the surface of our planet than any other type of landscape. They occur in all climatic zones including the hottest and coldest locations on Earth. This program examines deserts around the world, explaining why they exist and the different climate drivers at work in their formation and physical characteristics. It also covers human life in deserts and the various ways in which people adapt to living in a dry environment, and their impact on fragile desert ecosystems. It features a range of imagery of different deserts around the world, and uses graphics to clearly explain the natural processes at work."--container.

DVD.