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The Origins of Africa

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Jan 1, 2015

Africa is Mother Earth. Gondwana, the first, single, landmass broke apart into today's continents, but its heart is Africa. Land of rifts, lakes and volcanoes, Africa's mineral deposits testify to its eons-old history.

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Season 2, 5 episodes

The Origins of Africa,

Africa is Mother Earth. Gondwana, the first, single, landmass broke apart into today's continents, but its heart is Africa. Land of rifts, lakes and volcanoes, Africa's mineral deposits testify to its eons-old history.

52m Jan 1, 2015

Volcanic activity and climate change define Africa's modern geological history. Recently meaning 50 million years ago the Arabian plate snapped off the African continent and joined Southeast Asia.

52m Jan 1, 2015

North America's physical features were formed by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and an ice age. To understand the geological forces at play, we look at the Rockies, the Grand Canyon and Canadian Shield. Also - will part of California become an island?

51m Jan 1, 2015

Central America,

Central America takes us back to when the world was young. A fragile line of islands linking North and South America, the islands of the Caribbean are recent apparitions on earth and may not be here to stay.

51m Jan 1, 2015

One glance at a map of South America says it all: Andes and Amazonian basin. Two huge geological characteristics that describe how the continent came into being. The Amazon was once under the sea.

52m Jan 1, 2015