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Face of the earth

United States, 1953
film

Considers glaciers, frosts, landslides and running water as examples of “wearing down” forces eroding the surface of the earth. In contrast are th..

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Our changing earth. Part 2. Wearing away of the land

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How its surface changes

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Birth and death of mountains

United States, 1961
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The Changing earth

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Changes in its surface

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The Work of running water

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Erosion: levelling the land

United States, 1964
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Earth's structures

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United States, 1976
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Face of the Earth

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The Face of the high Arctic

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Diastrophism: what moves mountains, what shapes the seas?

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Glaciers

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