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Dugong outlined against the surface of the water as seen from below. Caption: This is the story of Dugong & Din.

Huge cloud of dust in the distance engulfing thousands of houses in a city. Text on image reads, "Dust storm."

Closeup of a person's hand pointing at a spot on a globe in east Russia.

Digital map of North America with a title overlay that reads, "Weather Map." A red letter L is visible near California, Washington, Mexico, Wyoming, and Mississippi. A blue H is visible near Texas, Missouri, and Tennessee.

Digital map of Earth with an overlay illustration of a flat sphere shape. Text reads, "Robinson Projection."

Digital heat map of the United States with title that reads, "Frequency of Damaging Earthquake Shaking Around the United States." The western U, S, is red, orange and yellow. The eastern U, S, is green, blue, and yellow.

Wide shot of an active volcano at night. Text reads, "Geology, the study of the origin of the Earth, along with its rocks, minerals, landforms, and all of the processes that have affected them over the course of Earth's history."

Digital map of earth with longitudinal lines running all the way across. The time on the clock is labeled on bottom and the time differences are labeled on top. The middle section is labeled at 12:00 and 0 time difference.

Layers of red sedimentary rock forming the cliffs to the Grand Canyon. Caption: (woman) Question of the day: How was the Grand Canyon formed?

Map of Earth against starry sky with the tectonic plates outlined around the continents. Caption: is covered by ten major tectonic plates,

Trees, water, mountains, desert, and plain with river. Caption: Biomes are like little kingdoms.

Two parallel peaks of rock with a line of magma rising between them. Arrows point to each of the peaks. Divergent boundaries occur on the sea floor. Caption: The magma quickly hardens and forms.

Text reads, "Earthquakes & TSunamis" against a background that shows a digital illustration of waves of seismic activity on a graph.

Digital illustration of a German officer holding a fist as the soldier beside him carries a gun. Text reads, “East German Berlin Wall Border Troops GDR - NPA Grenztruppen.”

Cartoon of a bear wearing a backpack and holding a map with a koala in a desert setting. Spanish captions.

3 girls behind music stands play the clarinet in a living room setting. A man in collared shirt and necktie sits on a piano bench across from them. Caption. Kate as Narrator. We always start the lesson by doing scales.

A geographical representation of Mediterranean sea, which is enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. Caption: M S C recreation by Aaron Micallef, Daniel Garcia-Castellanos, Angelo Camerlenghi, University of Malta, Medsalt.

View of a rocky beach and a gray sky over the water.

$Computer rendering of how earth might have looked billions of years ago. It's mostly white and light gray with a fracture of blue down the middle along the horizontal axis.$

An illustration depicts the earth of 50 million years ago, with a supercontinent Laurasia. Caption, Paleographic animation by C R Scotese.

A group of Hippos and Giraffes are grazing in a forest.

Korean man dressed in black looking off camera. Caption. Norberg as narrator. In desperation, Dae Sung Kim fled North Korea.

Senior man wearing glasses faces camera, surrounded by models of human skulls and full skeleton in background. Title card below reads, "Milford Wolpoff, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor". Caption. A new species, a new line.

Diagram of two plates of the Earth's crust causing an earthquake. The epicenter is at the junction point of the plates below the surface. Caption: Seismic waves - Waves that transmit the energy released by an earthquake.

Aerial view of a string of islands. Light bluish green water surrounds the islands. Caption: The valley's called the Tongue of the Ocean.

A field of burned grass with a tractor in the middle of it. Caption: As you can see, it's devastated the whole district.

Silhouette of 5 people looking out on a landscape with stormy skies and an active volcano in the distance. Text on image reads, "Fierce Earth. Earthquakes."

Silhouette of 5 people looking out on a landscape with stormy skies and an active volcano in the distance. Text on image reads, "Fierce Earth. Flooding."

Silhouette of 5 people looking out on a landscape with stormy skies and an active volcano in the distance. Text on image reads, "Fierce Earth. Thunderstorms."

Silhouette of 5 people looking out on a landscape with stormy skies and an active volcano in the distance. Text on image reads, "Fierce Earth. Tornadoes."

Silhouette of 5 people looking out on a landscape with stormy skies and an active volcano in the distance. Text on image reads, "Fierce Earth. Tsunami."

Silhouette of 5 people looking out on a landscape with stormy skies and an active volcano in the distance. Text on image reads, "Fierce Earth. Volcanoes."

Silhouette of 5 people looking out on a landscape with stormy skies and an active volcano in the distance. Text on image reads, "Fierce Earth. Wildfires."

Silhouette of 5 people looking out on a landscape with stormy skies and an active volcano in the distance. Text on image reads, "Fierce Earth. World's Coldest Places."

Silhouette of 5 people looking out on a landscape with stormy skies and an active volcano in the distance. Text on image reads, "Fierce Earth. World's Hottest Places."

Aerial view of destroyed house and fallen trees. Caption: These can cause catastrophic damage as well.

Closeup of man with harbor and skyscrapers behind him, speaking. Caption. Hong Kong was leased to Britain as a colony.

Piece of crumpled paper. Across the middle, text reads, "Geography as Destiny."

Crisscrossing industrial piping in an otherwise empty landscape. Caption: One of the main causes of air pollution

Body of water between 2 landforms with high cliffs and rocky terrain. Caption. To form a boundary between 2 places.

People walk along the outside of a one-story building. Caption. Describe what is different about an area.

U,S postal truck stops at a traffic light. Across the street is a police line with a fire truck, ambulance, and police car. Caption. The most important is to provide services.

Red dirt hillside partially covered by green foliage falling away into a river with the near bank also covered in green foliage. Caption: the rainforests in tropical climate zones

Manmade dam as seen from below. Caption: to create even more complicated structures.

Stream of water running through soil. There is no plant life holding the soil in place. Caption: we typically identify as "soil erosion."

Wide shot of terraced land sloping up from a valley at the base of a mountain range. Caption. Of finding ways to farm in steep terrain.

Still image from: Geysers and Hot Springs for Kids

A glacier between two mountains covered in snow. Caption: (narrator) The last great Ice Age ended about 10,000 years ago.

A mountain covered in snow. Caption: (male narrator) They exist on every continent on earth except Australia.

Person holding a shell to their mouth. Caption: Our forefathers traveled the oceans far and wide,

Curving "C" shaped island with sharply elevated sides. Caption: Now the Galapagos is again a scientific frontier

Person in scuba gear with scientific equipment as seen from below. Caption: (man) I found out that the sharks on the reef were in trouble.

Scuba diver swimming over a teeming coral reef. Caption: (man) it's almost like a small laboratory for us.

Scuba diver swimming over a coral reef. Caption: I would go out every day and scuba dive on the reefs,

Coral reef in foreground, plant life, swimming fish and sandy ocean floor in background. Caption: (Sherman) This is what a healthy reef should look like,

Wall of different images with planet Earth and a glowing light bulb in front. Text reads, “Global Science. Nature, Discovering Our Planet.”

Still image from: Go Jetters: Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar

Still image from: Go Jetters: Gliding, Argentina

Still image from: Go Jetters: Ilulissat, Greenland

Still image from: Go Jetters: Kinderdijk, Netherland

Still image from: Go Jetters: Machu Picchu, Peru

Still image from: Go Jetters: Mariana Trench, the Pacific Ocean

Still image from: Go Jetters: Nomads, Mongolia

Still image from: Go Jetters: Petra, Jordan

Still image from: Go Jetters: Rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia

Still image from: Go Jetters: Sami Reindeer Herding, Norway

Still image from: Go Jetters: Shopping Shenanigans, Istanbul, Turkey

Still image from: Go Jetters: The Matterhorn, Italy and Switzerland

Still image from: Go Jetters: Valley of the Balls, Kazakhstan

Still image from: Go Jetters: Venice, Italy

Spinning globe on a metal stand. Caption. Globes are the most realistic representations of Earth.

Aerial view of the Gulf of Morbihan's curved buildings surrounding a plaza lined with canopies, outdoor tables, and crowds of people.

Reddish and light-colored plantlike organisms growing from the ocean floor. Caption: for a variety of organism, including deep-sea corals,

Senior man gives a high five to a teenage girl across a reception desk. Next to him, a woman is seated in front of a computer and 2 other teenagers are nearby. Caption. Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism.

Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Ancient Rome (Part 1)

Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Ancient Rome (Part 2)

Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Ancient Rome (Part 3)

Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Persian Gulf War (Part 1)

Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Persian Gulf War (Part 2)

Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Persian Gulf War (Part 3)

Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Persian Gulf War (Part 4)

Dry, brown hilly terrain. Caption: The landscape and the vegetation changed rapidly.

Streaks of dark and light. Caption: the climate was still unstable, particularly the spring of 536.

Closeup of red drawers with gold, round handles in a row. One in the bottom center has a pink and gold label that reads, "S. Santon." Caption. Every medicine used during the Black Plague contained sugar.

Molten, glowing sphere being pelted by rocks. Caption: was the fledgling Earth.

Cross section of earth showing a bulge of magma sending streaks of magma up through cracks in Earth's crust to the surface where they exit as lava. Caption: the bulging crust bust open,

Tall, snowy, and rocky mountain as seen from below. Caption: Is Everest shrinking or growing?

Sand dunes. Caption: The wind that builds them also blows them away,

Lava shooting into the air. Caption: pouring out of volcanoes all around the Ring of Fire.

A volcano emits ash and smoke, as seen from a city street. Caption: (narrator) It's the nightmare scenario that everyone fears.

Eye of a hurricane swirls on a dark background with glowing blue data visualizations. Text underscored with orange and red reads, "Hurricane Alert."

An illustration of an ice core with years labeled, from top to bottom, 0, 10, 100, 1000, 10000, and 100,000.

A cartoon shows an example of a T V weather report, extra sunny or cloudy rainy.

Small boats with people on the water at sunset. Caption: This way of life has been around for a long time.

Black and white frame shows shadowy buildings tower over busy city streets below. Text reads, "Industrial Revolution."

A grey rock like landmass projecting out of water. Spanish Caption: El nombre de esta bahia proviene de la Balandra,

A sea bird sitting on the sand. Spanish Caption: y cabeza y cuello de un gris mas cenizo,

A group of sea birds preaching on a tree top. Spanish Caption: Espiritu Santo es habitat de plantas.

A man swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: y de ahi suben al norte del lado del pacifico mexicano.

A scuba diver swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: ilevara a saber que nuevas areas

A school of small fish swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: (hombre) y en esa zona donde estan insertas estas islas,

A group of scuba divers on a boat. Spanish Caption: Sin embargo, pescadores, aventureros,

A shark swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: pez luna, tiburones, delfines…

A school of small fish swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: Cada ano incremento.

An aerial view of a swamp. Spanish Caption: donde se entremezcla el agua dulce y salada,

Blurry image of slender, leafy green trees with grass in the foreground. Caption. And the truth is, so am I.

Scatter plot graph plots the relationship between spices per recipe and mean annual temperature in Celsius. The higher the temperature the more spices per recipe. Next to the graph is a small map of the world with different foods and spices in the continents.

Different math equations and graphs are drawn, with a butterfly as the backdrop.

A butterfly flying in the sky.

Herd of Zebras standing on a grassy plain. Caption: Zebras cluster together in a tangle of stripes,

Still image from: Journey With Dylan Dreyer: Secrets of Ancient Egypt

Still image from: Journey With Dylan Dreyer: The Great Amazon River

Color illustration of a pirate who holds a flag with skull and crossbones while looking through a spyglass and imagining an overflowing treasure chest. Spanish caption. Porque desde lo alto de la gavia de su barco.

Illustration of a small rodent-like mammal with a leaf in its hands. Spanish captions.

Still image from: Lab Six: Africa (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Africa II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Alaska (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Amazing Cool-tures (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Awesome Places (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Costa Rica (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Costa Rica II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Flowers of Puerto Rico II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: International (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Italy (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Latitudes and Longitudes (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Pineapple (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Puerto Rican Birds (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Puerto Rican Birds II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Puerto Rican Flowers (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Pyramids (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Spain (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Spain II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: The Amazon (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: The Antilles (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: The Antilles II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: The Desert (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: The Seasons of the Year (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: The Wild West (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: To the Rhythm of Geology (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Water Bodies (Spanish)

Snowy mountain peaks and feathery clouds reflect in a lake below as a sun sets in the background. Text reads, "Landforms."

Still image from: Layers of the Earth for Kids

Title card in blue box on white background reads, "Can you hear the long 'E' in sleeping?"

Wide shot of snowy mountain peaks shrouded in clouds. Caption. A mountain is any part of the earth's surface.

An aerial photo of the South African Continent. The western boundaries and the lower triangular region of the continent are highlighted. Caption: The forest is called the Darien Gap.

A map titled, Uso de la Tierra. The region depicted is divided into three segments. The larger segment is labeled, Cuenca. The group of smaller regio is labeled, Agricultura. The remaining region in between the first two regions is labeled, Bosque. Spanish Caption: Una oportunidad de crear planes de trabajo a largo plazo.

Statue of Liberty and city skyline pop up from a white landmass across the ocean from the Eiffel Tower, Colosseum and Big Ben. Island with a hammock between palm trees and the Christ the Redeemer statue appear below. Text reads, "Introduction to a Map."

Sand dunes with sparse grass. Caption: Maritime forests are important for coastal resilience.

Animated puppet, Marvie, looks at camera and smiles in front of Buckingham Palace. Caption. I heard that guards aren't allowed to laugh or smile.

Dry, brown grasses dotted with wildflowers wave in the wind. Caption: Hot, arid summers tend to parch vegetation.

Evergreen plants in shades of green from light to dark cover the landscape. Caption: Shrubby, evergreen plants are widespread in all five areas.

Somewhat rocky soil with cactus and scrub-like plants give way to cultivated rows of plants and buildings in the distance. Caption: These areas as known as Mediterranean climate reasons.

Still image from: Mediterranean: Life Under Siege (Episode 1)

Still image from: Mediterranean: Life Under Siege (Episode 2)

Still image from: Mediterranean: Life Under Siege (Episode 3)

Still image from: Mediterranean: Life Under Siege (Episode 4)

Still image from: Mediterranean: Life Under Siege (Episode 5)

Puffy white clouds. Cumulus clouds. Caption: Cumulus, Latin for "heap,"

Wide shot of a fishing vessel sailing just off shore. Caption. In fact, Mexico is all these things.

Illustration of a girl looking over a wrought iron handrail out onto a cityscape. Caption: Once upon a time she was a little girl named Alice

Still image from: Museum Access: Neue Galerie & Museum

Closeup of 2 women in the midst of a group. 1 wears a woven hat and turns away from camera while the other furrows her brow with concern in the background. Caption. Sometimes Giovanni organizes a trek with his association.

Still image from: Natural Disasters for Kids

Complex diagram indicating the relationship of different species of organisms. Caption: and are separated on the theropod family tree.

A coastal region with fog rising from the sea. Caption: Galapagos Ecuador. Latitude, 1 degree 40 minutes North. Longitude, 89 degrees 16 minutes to 92 degrees 01 minutes West. Air Temperature, 20 to 32 degrees Celsius.

Still image from: Nature's Orchestra: Sounds of Our Changing Planet

Aerial view of a populated island surrounded by bluish green water. Caption: Nouméa is the island's only real city

Rolling hillside spotted with evergreen trees. Caption: lodgepole pine, that was introduced from North America

Illustration of Antarctica with a current moving in an oval along one coast with branches moving out towards the rest of the ocean. Caption: Did you know there's a massive Southern Ocean current

Still image from: Nick News: Construction, Conservation, and Composition

Man wearing a turban and robe stands across from a young boy near a hut. They are looking down at a white cloth with vegetables. Caption. You have to keep your eye on the women at all times.

Person at a bank of computer screen showing maps shaded in various colors. Caption: the development of El Niño and La Niña.

Still image from: Ocean Treks With Jeff Corwin : Brisbane--Back to the Wild

Still image from: Ocean Treks With Jeff Corwin: Belize--Operation Chocolate

Still image from: Ocean Treks With Jeff Corwin: Cozumel--Blue Water Bliss

Still image from: Ocean Treks With Jeff Corwin: Dominican Republic--Hidden Treasures

Slide shows gold medals in the background of orange, yellow, black, green, and red text that reads, "Olympics History."

Calm ocean water stretches out beneath rocky mountains under a cloudy sky. Text reads, "OMG. Oceans Melting Greenland."

Bird's eye view of an area of the Okavango Delta where watery canals curve around grassy marsh and swamp lands.

Overhead view of a long curving waterway in the Okavango Panhandle, surrounded by wetlands and bushes, as a small boat travels through the water.

View from the Chobe floodplain toward the Ngoma Safari Lodge building, nestled among green trees and brush.

Mostly translucent animal with two wing-like structures and a tail. Caption: because from here down, creatures create their own.

Camera of a woman sitting in the rear seat of a car looks at camera with a surprised expression. Caption. I feel I have to go back.

Ancient intricate face statue carved out of brown and red stone. It has a wide open mouth and hair that resembles flower petals going around the head. Caption. The amazing variety of new world civilizations.

Wide view of the side of a mountain almost entirely covered with snow with a few rocky areas emerging. Disappearing text reads, "Chapelco Resort, Argentina, 2012."

Still image from: Paradise Polluted: Pacific Plastic

Geographical map of North America, focusing on the United States, which is divided into geographical areas by patches of red, yellow, orange, green, pink, and light blue. Text reads, "Geographical Regions."

Landscape with a single red train car on a set of train tracks in the foreground, next to a paved lot where three trucks and a car are parked. The sky is gray and the ground is damp, as if it has just rained, and a town lies in the far background.

Astronomy image. Digital artistic rendering of the Earth in outer space, with a viewpoint showing the tan desert areas and green regions of Africa, and parts of Europe and South America. Text reads, "Inventing the Tools of Geography."

Peaks of a mountain range emerge through a thick layer of white clouds. Text reads, "Landforms."

Landscape with a cloudy sky above many mountains, whose brown tops are dusted with snow, while other mountains in the far background are covered in snow. Text reads, "Layering the Planet."

3D digital rendering that resembles an ancient Greek temple, with Doric columns that hold up the triangular pediment, which is decorated with sculptural depictions of humans and animals. Text reads, "Physical Geographic Influences on the Development of Human Societies."

Ancient geographical map illustrating of the Mediterranean Sea and the lands surrounding it, including Italia, Macedonia, Natolia, Dalmatia, Proventia, and others. Text reads, "Portraying the Earth."

Digital artistic astronomy rendering of the Earth in outer space, with a viewpoint showing South America and parts of North America and Africa, surrounded by blue oceans and seas. Text reads, "The Ever-Changing Planet."

Illustration of Earth with a large landmass in the central part of the globe. Caption: in a large supercontinent called Pangaea,

Shadowy screens reflect over a cracked surface behind text that reads, "Plate Tectonics."

Rocky island covered in greenery is surrounded by deep blue water. Title card reads, "Puglia, Italy."

Closeup side view of a senior man looking down in front of a body of water. Caption. They have everything they need for their salute.

We look out across dense treetops spotted with fog. Black text highlighted in green reads, "The Rainforest."