VIDEOS FOR WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY, 4E
Deborah Corcoran, MissouriStateUniversity
CHAPTERs 1 and 2 – CONCEPTS IN WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
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“The Demographic Divide”
July 29, 2009 — Carl Haub from the U.S.-based Population Reference Bureau talks about different demographic trends in Europe, the United States, and the developing world.
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“Migration”
October 21, 2009 — The Economist reports on how immigrants help both the countries they leave and those to which they move.
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“Earth: 3 Questions: Rising Tides”
Sea levels are rising and oceanographer Eric Leuliette is busy using satellite data to learn more about it. Jorge Ribas gets him to sit down for three questions.
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“Battle for the Arctic”
Scientists from the U.S., Canada and Russia race to map the Arctic Ocean under the looming deadline of a U.N. treaty. Adapted from a one-hour documentary on CBC-TV.
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“650 million years in 1 minute and 20 seconds”
Animation of the breakup of Pangaea set to music.
“Earthquakes: The Science of Earthquakes”4:18
The relationship between earthquakes and plate tectonics and fault lines.
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“Measuring Happiness”
Government policies and programs will be judged by the happiness they produce in the tiny mountain kingdom of Bhutan.
CHAPTER 3 - EUROPE
“Giving Europe More Breathing Space”
November 26, 2008—Air pollution has been one of Europe’s main concerns since the late 1970s. Over the last few decades, the rapid growth in industry and increased reliance on cars and public transport has contributed to a rapid decline in air quality, from smog and acid rain to asthma and other respiratory diseases.
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“Germany's Castle-StuddedRhineRiver”
July 31, 2009—Since ancient times, the Rhine has been one of the world's busiest rivers and major trading routes. Today, under the watchful eye of once-mighty castles, barges carrying thousand-ton loads and busy trains transport goods and tourists along the river.
“Italy: The Alps Geography“
Tourism in the Italian Alps, rescue operations, and the role of the mountains in the defense of Italy.
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“Floating Cities”
December 17, 2009 -Almost a third of the Netherlands lies below sea level, and over the centuries the country has developed a highly efficient flood-defence system. The government has now launched a wide ranging programme of adaptation schemes to protect the coasts from sea-level and to create Room for the River, by establishing unobstructed spaces into which the major rivers can safely over-flow.
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“Belfast’s Peace Walls”
In parts of Northern Ireland, constructed walls still separate nationalist and loyalist communities. Belfast's "peace wall" is now 40 years old and discussions are underway about whether the time is right to bring it down.
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“Srebrenica Remembers, July 22, 2008”
Tens of thousands of people have gathered to remember the eight thousand victims of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia in 1995.
CHAPTER 4–RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
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“The Changing Environment: The Aral Sea”
A look at the Aral Sea over time, using Google Earth. (Courtesy Google).
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“Underground city”
November 02, 2007 — Norilsk is the major city in Russia's Krasnoyarsk region, with more than 100,000 people. That makes it the world's second largest city above the Polar circle. It is famous for its Norilsk Nickel factory, for being one of the most polluted places in the world and for its harsh Polar living conditions.
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“Video Dispatch: In the Caucasus, a Web of Alliances and Animosities”
January 26, 2010 — As tensions continue over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, neighboring powers are attempting to manage the conflict to their own ends. But analyst Marko Papic says Russia, Turkey and Iran also risk being drawn into a conflict they cannot control.
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“Caviar smuggling in Dagestan”
Along the coast of Dagestan, a small republic in southern Russia, frontier guards are busy chasing caviar smugglers. With caviar fetching record prices on Western markets, sturgeon stocks in the Caspian Sea have dropped dramatically. Most of the world's sturgeon population lives in the Caspian Sea but their numbers have fallen 40 times over the last 15 years, and the smuggling is threatening the species.
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“Human rights lawyer, journalist murdered in central Moscow”
A masked gunman shot and killed a prominent human rights lawyer who prosecuted the high-profile case of a Russian army officer accused of killing a Chechen civilian. A journalist was also shot in the attack and later died in hospital.
CHAPTER 5 - EAST ASIA
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“China's territorial claims”
February 24, 2010 — Suspicions between the People's Republic and its neighbours bedevil its boundaries to the east, south and west. From The Economist.
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“Asia's growing economic power”
March 01, 2010 — The Economist reports that Asia is regaining the economic dominance it enjoyed a millennium ago - but it still has some way to go.
“BBC News - June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square Massacre”
August 17, 2006—The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre and the June 4th Incident, or colloquially, Six-four (Chinese: 六四) by the Chinese public.
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“BBC News - China's Grime Belt Air Pollution Extreme”
March 24, 2007—BBC News Article on Environmental Issues.
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“Evening News: Pollution, Censorship in China”
June 25, 2009 - While reporting on alleged contamination in a Chinese village, Barry Petersen received an unwelcome response from Chinese officials.
“China: Rethinking the 'one child' policy”
Three decades after China introduced drastic measures to limit population growth, the country is running out of labour resources to feed its insatiable economy, prompting a radical rethink of the "one child" policy.
“Japan’s Shrinking Population”
August 18, 2009 - Japan struggles with low birth rate and shrinking population. CNN's Morgan Neill reports.
“Inside North Korea”
Abridged version of "Inside North Korea" documentary by National Geographic, Lisa Ling, correspondent.
CHAPTER 6- SOUTHEAST ASIA
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“The LastVillage”
The residents of Kampong Buangkok, the last traditional village in Singapore discuss how much they are going to miss this way of life now that the government plans to take over the land.
“Palm oil, an ecological disaster-Report-En-France24”
December 03, 2007 — Palm oil is part of our everyday life. It is found in toothpaste, cosmetics, bio fuel and many other products. But the ecological price for this goldmine is too often deforestation, pollution and the robbing of villagers' land assets.
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“Borneo's burning forests”
July 14, 2009 —The rainforests of Borneo are some of the most important and complex natural eco-systems on Earth.
“Living Labs: MekongRiver Basin”
March 14, 2007 — It takes large volumes of water to grow rice, but old habits have to change in a world running short of water. Rice farmers in Thailand are adopting a new method, System of Rice Intensification (SRI), to achieve more crop with less seeds and water -- but without damaging the environment. It involves using mulch, inter-cropping and transplanting rice earlier than usual.
”Lopburi - Monkey Festival”
In the town of Lopburi, Thailand, the native primates get special treatment year–round, but especially during the annual Lopburi Monkey Festival
“Brass Shackles”
In Thailand, in one refugee community, women believe they are enhancing their beauty by stretching their necks with brass rings.
CHAPTER 7 - SOUTH ASIA
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“India, Pakistan and Kashmir”
November 17, 2009 — An Economist videographic with a brief history of the Kashmir conflict.
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“Part 1: Water Woes in India”
Indians are lacking basic services like water and sewage disposal. Somini Sengupta tours the noxious YamunaRiver and the slums lining its bank.
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“Part 2: Water Woes in India”
Highlights problems of women waiting for water supplies to arrive and wasteful water runoff.
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“Missing baby girls at birth”
March 27, 2008 — Most of the girls are killed before birth in India and many are missing after being killed at birth ,abandoned, or aborted.
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“Targeting the Afghan Drug Trade”
U.S. intervention in opium production in Afghanistan.
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“Muhammad Yunus: Creating a Poverty-Free World (preview)”
December 12, 2006 —Dr. Yunusoffers his insights into what it will take to completely eradicate global poverty. He envisions a new kind of capitalism, and demonstrates how his creations, Grameen Bank and the Grameen Family of Companies, offer viable solutions to previously intractable challenges.
"BHUTAN: Taking The Middle Path To Happiness"
June 25, 2007 — 3 minute promo for hour-long video about Bhutan, its people, its culture and its practice of finding happiness on the middle path.
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“The Highway From Kabul to Jalalabad”
Driving along the hairpin bends, ravines and mountain tunnels of the narrow riverside highway the links the Afghan capital to Pakistan and the Khyber Pass.
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“Keeping the Mountain Clean: April 25, 2009”
May 14, 2009 — As Everest Base Camp grows more crowded, we take an opportunity to meet some of the Sherpas dedicated to keeping the mountain clean.
“The Real Slumdog Millionaire”
February 16, 2009 — "Slumdog Millionaire" was largely inspired by a real location, the Dharavi Slum. Seth Doane reports.
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“Global 3000 | Connected and Converted”
Sugata Mitra works for NIIT,an Indian company which develops educational software. The Delhi headquarters border on the Kalkaji slum. The two worlds are separated by a wall. Mitra came up with the idea of knocking out a hole in this wall,which marked the start of the project to provide children access to the digital world. Hole in the Wall is now a global initiative.
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“Varanasi Sacred City”
December 20, 2008 — A short documentary about one of India's most sacred cities, Varanasi.
CHAPTER 8–NORTHERN AFRICA AND SOUTHWESTERN ASIA
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“Planet Earth: Deserts: Sahara Sandstorm”
Dust storms turn the air orange and blot out the sun.
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“The Partisans of Ali”
NPR-produced overview of Shia Islamic customs and beliefs.
“Mecca”
August 06, 2009 —A description of the Hajj, the five day pilgrimage to the high plains of Arafat outside Mecca.
“Kurdistan, The New Dubai”
October 19, 2009 — CNN TV Reportage about the economic boom in the region of Kurdistan in Northern Iraq.,
“Saddam Hussein destroying the Garden of Eden”
January 10, 2009 — The near total destruction of the Iraqi marshlands under the regime of Saddam Hussein was a major ecological and human disaster, robbing the Marsh Arabs of a centuries-old culture and way of life as well as food in the form of fish and that most crucial of natural resources, drinking water.
“Modern Piracy Off the SomaliCoast - STRATFOR Insight “
Pirates off the coast of Somalia are a continuing threat to merchant ships. Colin Chapman explores how the navies of the world are reacting, and how the world's merchant fleet could be protected. With STRATFOR expert Scott Stewart.
“GLOBAL PULSE: Sudan and The I.C.C. -- Justice or Hypocrisy?”
March 12, 2009 — The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President al-Bashir. He is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity for the crisis in Darfur. But al-Bashir and many in the Arab and African world remain defiant and refuse to recognize the court's decision. Most western media outlets immediately vilified al-Bashir, while Arab, African and Chinese media support the president and ask the question: if al-Bashir can be accused of these crimes, why not the leaders of Israel or the U.S?
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“Darfur’s Generation X”
Many boys coming of age in the refugee camps in Darfur, Sudan, constitute a rising political force referred to as the “shabab,” which is Arabic for “young men.”
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“Reporter's Notebook: The Tunnels of Gaza”
One of the principal goals of Israel's assault in Gaza is to shut down tunnels that are used to smuggle weapons from the Egyptian Sinai. Stephen Farrell of The New York Times explores a commercial tunnel.
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“Jerusalem Journal”
Teen concerts combat animosity between Arab and Jewish youth in Jerusalem amid recent violence.
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“Impossible City - Dubai Part 3 of 6”
This part isfocused specifically on the development of the PalmIslands and The World Islands.
CHAPTER 9–AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA
“The Diamond Mines [A Week in West Africa - 6 of 9]”
February 14, 2008 — In one life-changing week in Liberia and Sierra Leone International Rescue Committee donors Jennifer and Peter Buffett met former child soldiers,survivors of sexual violence and families driven from their homes by war. Jennifer and Peter learned how IRC staff are working to improve the lives of citizens and help them realize a more promising future.
“Rwanda's 100 days of genocide”
Story of Rwanda’s genocide in sound and pictures.
October 11, 2007 — Malaria kills 3,000 children every day. This video that explores malaria and how we can combat this fatal disease
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“The Battle Against AIDS Is Failing”
The battle against AIDS in Africa is beginning to fall apart. Money is running out. While Middle-income countries like India and Brazil may be able to save themselves, the future here looks bleak.
“Tech: Text Messages Save Lives”
A text messaging-based program, called Mobiles in Malawi, is saving lives by connecting rural communities to hospitals. Kasey-Dee Gardner explains how it works.
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“Goal of Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai's Green Belt Movement: Plant Two Billion Tree”
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai's Green Belt Movement plans to plant two billion trees worldwide by the end of 2008, to help reduce greenhouse gases.
“Gorilla Massacre”7:23
Photographers Nick Nichols and Brent Stirton discuss the recent mountain gorilla killings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
“Africa’s Sahel: Dividing Line”
Journey into the harsh and often volatile Sahel with photographer Pascal Maitre and writer Paul Salopek.
“South Africa's Post Apartheid Geography”
October 15, 2009 — Undoing the legacy and preparing for the future.
“Uganda Child Soldiers”
February 09, 2010 — (May 2005) A report on forced labour from the International Labour Organization (May 11) highlights the situation of child soldiers, forced to kill or to serve as sex slaves. In Northern Uganda, some reports suggest that 20000 children have been abducted and used during a long-running conflict with the Lords Resistance Army in the north of the country.
CHAPTER 10–AUSTRALIA, OCEANIA, AND ANTARCTICA
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“Blue August: Fearless Planet: Coral and Algae”
Aug. 6, 2009 - On Fearless Planet: Great Barrier Reef, coral and algae live together as a single symbiotic unit.
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“The Colossal Monolith Where Ancient Spirits Dwell / Uluru-KataTjutaNational Park”
These mountains in central Australia are part of a somewhat primitive landscape.
Kata-Tjuta means many heads. It was originally a single rock but over the course of time has eroded into several smaller ones. This giant monolith is known as Uluru.
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“Koalas Saved”
June 14, 2007 — Environmentalists in Australia push for a National Koala Act to help protect one of the country's iconic animals.
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“Travels with Timi Gustafson: Antarctica”
Antarctica as a tourist destination is becoming increasingly popular. Last year alone, over 40,000 visitors made the trip to the frozen continent. Some say that global climate change makes people want to catch a last glimpse of this world of ice before it is all melted away. Even a new term has been coined for this fast growing travel category: "Doomsday tourism."
CHAPTER 11 - LATIN AMERICA
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“Cracking Down on Illegal Logging”
Operation Arc of Fire is Brazil's latest effort to crack down on illegal logging in the Amazon forest.
“Michael Palin in Machu Picchu – BBC”
September 20, 2007 — Michael Palin takes a tour around some of the most famous ancient ruins in the world - the deserted Inca settlement on Machu Picchu.
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“NogalesMexico: Las Maquilas”
June 13, 2007 — A short documentary about the factories in Nogales. Interviews include a retired factory boss, a current factory worker, and an activist.
“Securing the Border: Challenges for the U.S. and Mexico - Part 1”
November 30, 2009 — The United States and Mexico face systemic challenges in efforts to secure their shared border from drug cartel violence. In Part 1 of a special report, STRATFOR examines the geographic and political issues that weaken Mexico's central government and contribute to the strength of the cartels.
“Securing the Border: Challenges for the U.S. and Mexico - Part 2”
December 01, 2009— In Part 2 of a special report, STRATFOR examines tactics used in cross-border smuggling and patrol operations and questions of corruption on both sides of the Rio Grande.
“The Mighty Amazon & River Dolphins -Wild South America– BBC”
February 17, 2009 — Running 4000 miles from the Andes to the Ocean, the Amazon carries a fifth of all the river water on the planet. From BBC nature show 'Wild South America'.
“BELIZE on MSNBC: Discovering the Blue Hole, Belize Barrier Reef”
March 02, 2009 — Originally aired on November 17th 2008, Matt Lauer visits the famous Blue Hole of Belize Barrier Reef. Joined by Fabian Costeau.
CHAPTER 12 - NORTH AMERICA
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“People Displaced: City Gentrification Profiled in Haight and Ashbury”
Aug. 3, 2009 - San Francisco has perhaps one of the most interesting demographics and cross section of people in the United States. Although the city and even some specific neighborhoods have a reputation everywhere for being this mix of all different peoples beliefs, and histories, the reality is that these days only a certain type of people can afford to live there; San Francisco has perhaps one the highest barriers of entry of any city in the U.S. and it's becoming increasingly hard for the people who have lived there for years to stay. What's to blame?
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“Las Vegas’s Changing Landscape”
As a result of a severe water shortage in Nevada, officials are promoting dry landscaping, or “xeriscaping” to residents.
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“Immigration to the U.S., 1820-2007”
Visualization of some immigration data made usingprocessing.org. Animated map showing the flow of immigrants into the U.S between 1820 and 2007.
“CNBC Interview with Stephen Previs about the Amero”
The Amero is being looked at as the defacto currency of the North American Community (or Union).
“War of Words”
Report on Quebec language police by 60Minutes (Feb. 8, 1998).
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“Life in Nunavut”
Up Here staff photographer, Pat Kane, discusses life in Nunavut on the territory's 10th anniversary.