Rivers of the World is a fascinating journey to some of the most spectacular rivers on this planet. We begin the journey at the Orinoco in Venezuela, travelling onto the Angara in central Asia which begins at Lake Baikal and holds 1/5 of the worlds fresh water, onto the Danube in Europe followed by the Nile in Egypt, the longest river in the world. Our final destination is the Mississippi in North America which has one of the busiest ports in the world. Along the way we see the people that these rivers have vital importance to. For example, the existence of the Warao People on the Orinoca lies solely with a running river to the city of Cairo on the Nile which, due to the river running directly through a desert, has enabled Cairo to produce an abundance of tropical fruit such as mangos and mandarins, truly amazing considering the dry and harsh surrounds of Egypt.
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ACMI Identifier
317754
Language
English
Audience classification
G
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Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic Ocean
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cairo (Egypt)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Danube River
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Egypt
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Germany
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mediterranean Sea
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mississippi
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mississippi River
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New Orleans (La.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nile River
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Orinoco River (Venezuela)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Romania
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Siberia (R.S.F.S.R.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Venezuela - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Venezuela - Social life and customs
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Arctic Ocean
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Floods
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rain and rainfall
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Barges - Germany
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Inland water transportation
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Places → Orinoco River (Venezuela)
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
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Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)