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

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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.