Central America.

Duration: 1 reel

Year Published: 1944

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: Produced in collaboration with L. S. Rowe, Ph.D. and William Manger, Ph.D., Pan American Union. An authentic documentary material concerning the geography and climate of Central America and the story of its peoples and their present-day activities. An animated map sequence orients Central America as the western part of the Caribbean Region, and sketches the political history from the time of Columbus to the present. Photographic sequences depict the natural, human and economic activities of the region, including agriculture, manufacturing, commerce, and transportation. The economic interdependence of Central America with other parts of the world, including its imports and exports, is shown upon an animated map background. One of a series of three on the Caribbean Region, the other two being the West Indies and Colombia and Venezuela.

Complete Record: CENTRAL AMERICA. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1944. 1 reel. (Caribbean Region, 2) © Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 22Sep44; MP15908.

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946