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The Great Mojave Desert (1971)

1971 · Short film · 27 min

Synopsis

National Geographic represents a study of life on the Mojave Desert and of the people who frequent the area: Basques, miners, desert rats, naturalists, and others. Naturalists, however, fear that the desert cannot withstand the encroachment of civilization. Airplane, train, and automobile graveyards cut jagged scars into the desert's surface: drifting air pollution threatens the already sparse vegetation

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Details

Running time
27 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Educational Films, Ephemeral Films