LIFE IN THE SAHARA.

Duration: 14 min.

Year Published: 1953

Creator: Clifford J. Kamen Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Reviews important aspects of the life, habits, and customs of people living in the Great Sahara Desert region of Africa. Portrays typical vegetation and topography of the desert. Directs attention to water and transportation problems and emphasizes the contribution made by the camel to desert life. Life in an oasis is shown in detail.-EB LIFE IN THE SEA e-j"s 11 minutes 303 color Shows a variety of marine animals - their habits, habitats, and means of survival. Tells of the many useful products obtained from the sea. Compares the sizes of ocean life by picturing whales, kelp, and microscipic plankton. Explains that mussels, barnacles, sponges, crabs, and lobsters are bottom dwellers, whereas the "free roamers" include fish. Points out that oxygen is essential to living and briefly describes the chain of life. Depicts the "riches of the sea" including such things as food, jewelry, leather, medicine, and agar.

Complete Record: LIFE IN THE SAHARA. 1932. 1 reel. Eastman Teaching Films, Inc. (G. W. Hoke, author); 13Jul32; MP3885.

Metadata Source:Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education)