The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

In the early 19th century, Britain was one of the foremost imperial powers in the world and had invaded South Africa. Zulu warriors defeated the British at the battle of Isandwanna in 1879, but the British returned the next year with a larger army and destroyed the Zulu kingdom. South Africans lost control of their land for the next 100 years

Provides students with an in-depth look at the natural forces that create waterfalls, mountains, canyons, and looks at some of the most fascinating manmade structures such as the Hoover Dam and the Great Wall of China

Introduces students to economic concepts such as supply and demand, profit, marketplace, market price, human resources, and trade

Looks at how human populations define and shape their world and looks at how geographic features influence divisions. Explores neighborhoods, cities, states, and regions

Introduces students to the five themes of geography: location, place, relationships within a place, movement, and region. Footage from various places around the world show how a range of geography and cultural factors, such as ethnicity, religion, and language, exist simultaneously

This program includes a look at the courts system and the philosophy, political, and social climate associated with the system

Examines how the war between Morocco and the Polisario Front has affected the inhabitants of the harsh Western Sahara desert

Examines how the African country of Rwanda has been torn by ethnic conflict and consumed with war and genocide

Introduces students to the fundamentals of making and using maps and globes. Examines the mechanics of map-reading such as grids and scales and helps students develop a concept of place

Shows how the people of Mexico are modernizing their land