GEOL 109 | The Earth and Life Through Time

Student-Curated Geology Video Collection

10 Items From Category "The Cenozoic Era (pre-Holocene)"

When the Sahara Was Green

Summary The Sahara Desert is home to ancient history that no one generally thinks about. The ancient people, animals, and environment all left remains that we now study today. The Sahar...

Why Is Mt. Everest So Tall?

Summary Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world above sea-level. The height of this magnificent mountain is the result of when two continental plates collided 50 million year...

Are We Really 99% Chimp?

1. Summary   MinuteEarth’s video, Are We Really 99% Chimp?, dove into the science behind evolutionary processes, DNA, and the reality behind the statement, “We are ...

Rockies Thrust Up

1. Summary In this video, we see how the Rocky Mountains were created by the movement of the Pacific and North American plates. We learn that parts of the range are up to 1000 miles awa...

What Happens When Continents Collide?

1. Summary This video outlines how plate tectonics moved North and South America to where they are today. The video also depicts how plate tectonics influenced the migration of ancient ...

There Was No First Human

1. Summary This video explains how humans did not magically appear on the Earth. The evolution of humans did not occur at one specific point. Instead they slowly changed from a fish 375...

How Was the Grand Canyon Formed?

1. Summary The Grand Canyon is an immense canyon in Arizona, USA. The canyon is 446 kilometres long, 29 kilometres wide and 1 mile deep. This video explains how a number of forces creat...

What is the Evidence for Evolution?

1. Summary: he video discusses the fact that whales at one point in time were able to walk on land and thus, evolution has bred out whales having legs to better adapt to their environme...

The journey of human evolution.

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Why Are We The Only Human’s Left?

Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens have similar makeups, both physically and mentally.  Similar to Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals communicated, cared, gathered, and provided for each other.  Neanderthal...

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