People of the Netherlands

Duration: 22

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Shows how the Dutch people have reclaimed most of their land from the sea by draining the lowlands with canals, windmills, and pumping-stations making the land suitable for agriculture and horticulture which are highly developed in the Netherlands. Presents the Netherlands as an important center of trade and manufacturing where raw material is imported and then exported as manufactured goods. Points out the most important ports and industrial activities which include tulip raising, cheese production, ship building, making of steel and rayon, and the cutting of diamonds.

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