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Secondary Geography : People and the Environment: Resources

Clip description		Keywords
	Easter Island - a warning from history Duration: 04:00 The great stone statues of Easter Island are all that remains of the Polynesian civilisation which once colonised the island. Eventually the population died out having destroyed the forests and created a barren landscape.	Easter Island, Polynesian, extinction, statues, art, history, conservation, resources

	Gold in Wales Duration: 03:05 At Dolaucothi in Wales, gold was formed beneath a deep ocean. The weight of the ocean and sediment layers compressed the gold within the rock. Over time the rocks folded and the gold became exposed.	Mining, Wales, mines, Dolaucothi, gold, metal, element, rocks, geology, metamorphic, continental drift, collision boundary, folding, strata, Kate Humble, theessentialguidetorocks

	Las Vegas rises from the desert Duration: 01:59 The city of Las Vegas lies within a desert. Careful management of water resources has turned wilderness into a prosperous and thriving city.	SupersizedEarth, desert, Las Vegas, water, harsh, dry, arid, water harvesting, wilderness, cities, growth, population, tourism, hot, Lake Mead, Dallas Campbell, prosperous, city

	Logging endangers the rainforest of Papua New Guinea Duration: 01:15 Logging cuts a swathe through the rainforest of Papua New Guinea. There is conflict between the tribal people who live in the forest and the outside world, which demands the timber.	Papua New Guinea, tropics, rainforest, logging, wood, resources, tribe, economics, globalisation, conflict

	New York – the city that never stops eating and drinking Duration: 01:58 People need basic resources such as food, water and energy in order to survive. On a global scale, this means mass consumerism. The city of New York illustrates this.	SupersizedEarth, basics, food, water, energy, global, New York, city, consumerism, grain, fuel, oil, resources, Dallas Campbell, survival

	Recycling Northern Ireland's plastics Duration: 01:52 News report about what happens to plastics being sent for re-cycling in Northern Ireland.	recycling, cost-effective, synthetic fibres, plastics, garments, Northern Ireland, sustainability, sustainable

	The Adis people of Arunachal Pradesh (pt 1/2) Duration: 04:26 The Adis people of North East India use the resources of the forest. However, modern materials are now being introduced into village life.	Adis, India, Burma, farming, hunting, slash and burn, agriculture, soil, tribes, rural

	The Adis people of Arunachal Pradesh (pt 2/2) Duration: 02:19 The Adis people of North East India are experiencing the modernisation of their communities. The Adis will need to adapt as their culture and lifestyle continue to change.	Adis, India, modernisation, westernisation, guns, development, machinery, roads, electricity, tribes, rural

	The ecological footprint of the Sanema people Duration: 04:52 A look at the growing ecological footprint of the Sanema. An end to their nomadic lifestyle may threaten their existence.	gold, mining, resources, pollution, Amazon, indigenous, biosphere, ecological footprint, nomadic

	Water supply infrastructure Duration: 2:58 Water is one of our most important resources, requiring an enormous infrastructure to bring it to our homes.	canal, waste, environment, infrastructure, lake, London, management, pipe, reservoir, resource, river, sewage, supply, urban, water, engineering, BritainFromAbove

	What might Derry have looked like when it was an oak grove? Duration: 00:59 Blueprint clip about Northern Ireland's ancient oak woodlands.	deforested, deforestation, Oak, forest, Derry, past, modern, development, Northern Ireland, tree, woodland.

	What's a salt mine like? Duration: 02:08 How the salt mines in County Antrim were formed and what the salt is used for.	tunnel, cave, underground, salt, mining, digging, grit, evaporation, ancient desert, tunnelling, ice, roads

	World water supply Duration: 01:26 An explanation of world water supply - less than 1% of the water covering the world is available to drink.	Gulf, UK, India, water, supply, sea, desalination, resource management

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