Land Behind The Dikes : The Netherlands

Duration: 22

Genre: Educational

Creator: Louis De Rochemont Associates

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Points out that the Netherlands, with about one-half of the land area below sea level, is largely man-made. Describes the reclamation process, and shows the truck farming and dairy products raised on polders., Shows how the Dutch people have reclaimed much of their land from the sea by building dikes and draining the lowlands by means of canals and windmills. Pictures the agriculture and transportation systems in a variety of scenes.

Complete Record: Points out that the Netherlands, with about one-half of the land area below sea level, is largely man-made. Describes the reclamation process, and shows the truck farming and dairy products raised on polders., Shows how the Dutch people have reclaimed much of their land from the sea by building dikes and draining the lowlands by means of canals and windmills. Pictures the agriculture and transportation systems in a variety of scenes.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.