The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

Students will discover how the geographical elements of topography, climate, and natural resources influence the people of any culture

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 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

Introduces viewers to concepts and terminology concerning climate and weather including, temperature, moisture, pressure, and wind. Students learn the difference between short-term conditions of weather and long-term conditions of climate. Discusses clouds, storms, landforms, different climates- from polar to tropical, hurricanes, glaciers, and global warming

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 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

Introduces students to the landforms and bodies of water that surround them by examining the earth from several perspectives. Discusses oceans and shoreline shapes, such as bays and harbors; mountains, islands, continents, plains, and lakes

Provides an overview of Canada's diverse landscapes and people. Teaches use of the globe and provides basic information on hemispheres. Explains climate regions, time zones, provinces, territories and capitals

Explains climatic regions, as well as geological and geographical information

Shows how to calculate the distance between two locations on the globe and discusses terms such as equator, hemisphere, latitude, and longitude