The Grasslands

Duration: 16

Year Published: 1962

Creator: ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM

Format: 16mm

Description: Shows the world's grasslands, the variety of animal life they support and the use and misuse made of them by man. Pictures the ability of the grass to survive under the ravages of fire, through overgrazing, and through man's misuse. Illustrates some basic food chains stressing competiton and survival of the fittest. Views live-action films of the dust bowl in the United States, the pampas of Argentina, and the savannath of Africa. Concludes that the green grass and the grain of the grasslands feed the world.

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