How can seven geography popular science documentaries make geography so interesting?

Earth: the power of the earth

Douban score: 9.4

This documentary, also known as "Autobiography of the Earth", was filmed and produced by the BBC team for three years and traveled all over the world to explore the process and reasons of the evolution of the Earth in the past 4.5 billion years.

The narrator of the documentary, Dr. ian stewart, is a famous British geographer. He told us the story of the earth in detail, explained it in simple terms, and interspersed it with live demonstrations by real people, which was very convincing.

There are five episodes in the documentary * * *, and children can learn about the formation history and composition of the earth: it turns out that volcanoes, atmosphere, glaciers and oceans have jointly shaped our great planet, and they are also the source of human beings and all life.

1: volcano

Episode 2: Atmosphere

Episode 3: Ice

Episode 4: The Ocean

Episode 5: Rare Earth

Whether it is geographical span, exploration design or shooting skills, BBC's sincerity and intention can be seen everywhere in this three-year documentary. The picture is beautiful, overlooking the foreground, and it is very open.

Different from the environmental protection thoughts expressed in many nature documentaries, this film does not look at the earth from the perspective of human beings, but observes it from a macro and long history of geological development. Man is only a fragment of what has happened to the earth in the past 4.5 billion years. So, is it humans who want to protect the earth? Or do humans have to protect themselves? Worth further consideration.

2. How did the Earth create us in How the Earth Created Us?

Douban score: 9.2

This documentary shows the influence of the magical power of the earth on human development for the first time through television. The BBC production team traveled all over the world and collected the historical traces of human civilization under the influence of four natural factors: water, gold (inside the earth), fire and wind.

The commentator is geographer Iain Stewart, who leads the audience to explore how the earth has changed human life from the perspectives of geology, geography and climate.

The documentary * * * has five episodes. The first four episodes describe the influence of four natural forms of the earth on human beings, and the last episode analyzes how human activities have changed the face of the earth. This film explains the interdependence between human beings and the earth well.

Episode 1: Deep in the Earth

Episode 2: Water

Episode 3: Wind

Episode 4: Fire

Episode 5: Human Planet

This film closely combines the narrative of historical stories with gorgeous photographic shots. Some netizens said after reading it that they were shocked by the BBC again. How can geography and history be so interesting and so thrilling? Aerial photography, special effects, simulated scenes, etc. They are all exquisite. After reading it, they were very moved and shocked, and gained a new understanding of nature and history.

3. Strange journey of orbiting earth.

Douban score: 9. 1

The revolution and rotation of the earth are a bit abstract, and it is a bit difficult for high school students to learn. The BBC has set another feat this time. Their producers followed the earth on a complete voyage around the sun and witnessed the changes brought to the earth by this strange journey this year.

For the first time, this documentary shows the whole process of the earth's orbit around the sun, presenting the basic geographical knowledge by CG animation and personal experience, making the movement of the earth more familiar, intuitive and beautiful, which is worth watching by students.

In the documentary, from the change of seasons to the destructive climate phenomenon, scientists walk around the sun and feel the ultimate experience brought by navigation; They also tried to explain to the audience how the earth's orbit changed in the long river of time, and these subtle changes brought decisive influence to the earth …

User @Au. Shang:

Simple, vivid and excellent popular science works. Meteorology, geography and space are all covered, which is far less boring than when I was studying.

Step 4 set out for the deep sea

ocean

Douban score: 8.9

This is a BBC marine series geography popular science documentary, and it is also a comprehensive documentary focusing on biology, exploration, scientific research and environment.

The British scientific expedition team spent nearly 1 year, going deep into the unknown area of the seabed for research and exploration. In the whole process of scientific research, scientists have made unprecedented explorations in the seabed near 1000 depth in seven regions of the world and in the global ocean. They have recorded countless incredible latest discoveries, and the scientific research of these discoveries is of great significance. They not only fill the gaps in the previous marine biological records, but also open a new chapter in marine research …

This series consists of 8 episodes:

Episode 65438 +0 Sea of Cortes

Episode 2 Southern Ocean

Episode 3 Red Sea

Episode 4 Atlantic Ocean

Episode 5 Indian Ocean

Episode 6 Indian Ocean-Coastal Waters

Episode 7 Mediterranean

Episode 8 Arctic Ocean

5. The rise of the mainland

The rise of the mainland

Douban score: 8.5

Understand the ocean knowledge, and then understand the continental plate. This documentary is still BBC, and the commentary is still Professor Iain's. This paper mainly introduces the formation process of several major plates of the earth: Africa, Australia, America, Asia and Europe, as well as the unique geography and landforms.

Episode 1: Africa

Africa is the place where human beings were born, which seems to have existed since ancient times, but it is not the case. Scientists found that Africa split from the ancient continent, resulting in today's various features, wildlife, poverty and wealth, and even ancient civilizations.

Episode 2: Australia

Australia, in our impression, is remote and isolated. Seemingly unchanged for millions of years, in fact, Australia has a completely different history. Scientists began to explore and study, and found some clues that could reveal the past under the scorched earth of the hot desert.

Episode 3: America

America, including North America and South America. Scientists revealed how the American continent was separated from the ancient continent, and how the history of the American continent promoted the evolution of species and created the America we know today.

Episode 4: Eurasia

Eurasia is the largest continent on earth, extending from the west coast of Portugal to the Pacific coast of Russia, with a population of 4.6 billion. Scientists began to reveal the formation process of this huge continent. All kinds of evidence show that Eurasia was born in a series of huge collisions, just like cars colliding slowly, which eventually led to the birth of civilization …

6. National Geographic: Rivers and Life Series

National Geographic: Rivers and Life

Douban score: 8.5

This documentary, from the National Geographic Documentary Channel, introduces the six most famous rivers in the world: Amazon River, Nile River, Mississippi River, Ganges River, Yangtze River and Rhine River, looking for the source, history and changes of these rivers.

The documentary mainly discusses the changeable relationship between human beings and river system, connecting people's lives with rivers, and shows how millions of people living in river basins are influenced by these rivers.

In addition to understanding the aborigines, modern businessmen, artists and craftsmen who live in harmony with the great rivers, we can also understand how major cities prevented these ancient rivers from causing floods through cutting-edge technology in the 2 1 century …

The documentary * * * has six episodes:

Episode 1: Amazon

Episode 2: Ganges River

Episode 3: Mississippi River

Episode 4: Nile

Episode 5: Rhine

Episode 6: The Yangtze River

User @Lugege:

The film is very organized and overall good. Rivers nurture human beings, and human beings use rivers to transform rivers. The fate of rivers is similar, the difference is only the degree and the culture derived from different places.

7.BBC: the magical monsoon

Monsoon miracle

Douban score 9.7

Monsoon is one of the greatest natural wonders on the earth, which will be learned in geography classes in junior and senior high schools. Monsoon shapes wildlife in different regions and breeds multiculturalism in different regions. This five-episode BBC documentary, from the ecological perspective of the monsoon system, leads the audience to understand people and animals in the monsoon region from macro and micro levels, and introduces the strange natural landscape from the Himalayas to northern Australia.