Slope: The Key to the Landscape

Synopsis
Uses examples from Britain, Europe and North America to demonstrate three relationships through which an understanding of basic slope systems can be approached. Slope processes are introduced as the key to understanding, with emphasis given to the slope as a product both of the balance between forces of uplift and downwearing and of the interaction between processes at the slope foot (river channel or sea) and on the slope itself. These ideas are then used to explain variations of slope form which leads to an investigation of changes of slope profile through time. Indicates ways in which slopes are relevant to man.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 20 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1980
Availability
Hire
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Documentation
Teaching notes available.
Uses
6th-form and 1st-year degree students in geography, geology, earth sciences, environmental sciences.
Subjects
Geography
Keywords
geomorphology; slopes

Credits

Director
Michael J Clark; W John Allen
Producer
Michael J Clark; W John Allen
Writer
Michael J Clark; W John Allen
Contributor
Michael J Clark; W John Allen

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Distributor

Name

Viewtech Educational Media

Contact
Lynda Morrell
Notes
NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution For over 30 years Viewtech distributed programmes from leading specialist educational producers from around the world and since 2002 it included titles previously distributed in the UK by Educational Media Film & Video. The extensive collection covered all subjects within the primary and secondary curriculum and some materials, particularly in the areas of study skills and business, are applicable to further/higher education.

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