Geography Videos

Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.

Early investigations into the explosion on board Deepwater Horizon examine the blowout preventer as a possible source of failure.

How do we know what's inside an atom?

Thousands of unusual species thrive in tropical rainforests.

Rameses II, known as "The Great," built a wonderful city named after himself which he called Piramesse.  Because so much had been written abou...

During the first world war, life in the trenches of France was unbelievably difficult.

WARNING: MICHELANGELO WAS AN ARTIST WHO PAINTED AND SCULPTED.

WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF REINAISSANCE-AGE SCULPTURES.

WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF THE DAVID, MICHELANGELO'S SCULPTURE.

WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF THE DAVID, MICHELANGELO'S SCULPTURE.

In this short clip from the film, Black Hawk Down, Shugart and Gordon repeatedly request permission to help trapped Rangers during the battle of Mogad...

Out of public view for decades, this video clip of Reza Shah visiting Turkey is believed to be the only surviving historical footage of Iran's leader ...

Richard I, King of England, decides to participate in the Third Crusade. His eventful journey takes him to Jerusalem.

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