Arteries of Life

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1948

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: The third in the "Living Earth" series. Shows the interrelationship of water and forests in supplying life-giving moisture to topsoil. Pictures what happens when forests are destroyed and water is no longer stored in the ground., Explains why water and forests are important elements in the "chain of life" Shows that topsoil must be combined with water to support life and that water must depend on forests which provide humus to store and regulate its flow.

Complete Record: The third in the "Living Earth" series. Shows the interrelationship of water and forests in supplying life-giving moisture to topsoil. Pictures what happens when forests are destroyed and water is no longer stored in the ground., Explains why water and forests are important elements in the "chain of life" Shows that topsoil must be combined with water to support life and that water must depend on forests which provide humus to store and regulate its flow. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.


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