The southwestern states : second edition

Duration: 0:11:13

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1953

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.: Distributor | Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Portrays life, topography, rainfall and other characteristic features, including the imprint of Spanish and Indian cultures of the Southwestern United States, including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. Emphasizes the extent of the Southwest's resources and the implications of its industrial and commercial progress. Animated maps trace population trends and geographical features. Shows irrigation, stock raising, agriculture, mining and oil extracting and refining and points out the Southwest's interdependence with other regions. Explains that this region is growing.

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