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Geology's Influence on Civilization 25:09 - 26:17 (01:08) / 1.5 MB "James Sadd", civilization, history, "geologic hazard", resource, geologist
Introduction to Running Water 00:40 - 02:05 (01:25) / 2.0 MB introduction, "James Sadd", "Herodotus", "Pierre Perrault", river, water, Nile, rainfall, discharge, "River Seine", France, "drainage basin", civilization
Flooding Hazards 24:59 - 26:12 (01:13) / 2.5 MB "James Sadd", "Mississippi River", river, flood, landscape, discharge, water, humans, civilization, "geologic hazard", "United States"
Riverside Life 25:06 - 25:54 (00:48) / 1.1 MB civilization, river, riverside, bank, landscape, landform, "geologic hazard"
Introduction to Groundwater 00:40 - 01:39 (00:59) / 2.1 MB introduction, "James Sadd", water, groundwater, civilization, "fresh water", river, lake, "Earth's surface", dowser
Glacial Deposits 17:13 - 17:58 (00:45) / 1.1 MB continent, "ice sheet", glacier, "glacial ice", "glacial melt", "glacial flow", moraine, till, drumlin, lake, basin, kettle, esker, civilization, silt, loess, "fertile soil", deposition
Global Climate Affects 24:35 - 24:57 (00:22) / 0.6 MB "global climate change", "ice core", humans, civilization, "Industrial Revolution"
Introduction to Preserving the Legacy 00:40 - 02:20 (01:40) / 1.2 MB introduction, "James Sadd", "H. G. Wells", humans, civilization, mining, agriculture, Roman, "Industrial Revolution", England, gravity, heat, "human power", technology, animal
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