SHELTER

Duration: 10 min

Year Published: 1927

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc

Format: 16mm

Sound: Silent

Description: The effect of climate and availability of materials on the shelter of various peoples introduces this film. The houses of the Eskimos, Arabs, equatorial Africans, and other backward races are explained. The central theme of the main body of the picture is how man has learned to change raw materials found in nature and adapt them to the construction of various types of shelter to suit the various needs of our modern complex civilization. Beginning with the construction of houses built from wood, this leads on through to the use of brick, cement, steel, and glass in modern construction.

Complete Record: Series: Human geography series Dewey number: 728 Audience level: el-jh-sh-c Guide 15c Format/cost: 16-si-$24 Distributors / rental: Not shown in source

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946

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Record added: 2026-07-02 14:42:48