Exploring the Diversity of Life
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Ten 10-minute programs explore temperate and tropical habitats and their abundant diversity of life. Tape one: compares temperate and tropical forests, their habitats, the effects of rain on them, and shows how size can generate great diversity. Tape two: uses butterflies to represent species diversity, compares how people relate to temperate and tropical environments, explores humans' impact on diversity, and investigates issues of threatened and endangered species.
Media Details
Runtime: 1 hours 42 minutes 2 seconds
- Topic: Geography, Science
- Subtopic: Biology, Earth Sciences, Plants, Rain Forest
- Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
- Standards:
- Release Year: 1996
- Producer/Distributor: Environmental Media Corporation
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