地質之旅

地質之旅是一部五集的記錄片，發掘加拿大地形的地質歷史以及怎么形成的這樣一個面貌，提供了廣闊和引人注目的科學範圍，業餘愛好者的敘述觀察啟發了為什麼我們的大陸是這樣的形狀。在混和了地理和藝術的新科學，一個視覺科技和個人觀察的範圍下，本記錄片將帶領觀眾朝向不可思議和驚奇之旅的加拿大地質之旅，反映了加拿大美麗的風景，戲劇般的效果和非凡的對比。

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劇名：地質之旅
類型：自然/地理/記錄
主演：安傑麗卡·休斯頓 勞爾·朱力亞 克里斯托弗·洛伊德

第一季簡介

北美洲五大湖 (1 of 5)
Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes tells the story

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of the dramatic changes in the geologic history and landscape of this region, which has only recently taken the form of the five, great, interconnected lakes. In this episode audiences are shown the roots of a long vanished mountain range that once rivalled the Himalayas, explore the remains of a tropical salt-water sea, and trace the story of a sudden massive flood that drowned vast areas of land. From moraines, to tarn lakes, to the majestic Niagara Falls, the topography and geology of the Great Lakes region is unparalleled, strikingly beautiful and a place of wild contrasts.
洛基山 (2 of 5)
Geologic Journey: The Rockies tells the story of the great

洛基山

spine of stone that runs from the Canadian North to the southern United States. As the camera takes the audience on a highwire tour through the peaks of the Rockies - in both Canada and the USA - craggy rock faces and dangerous ice reveal the growth pangs of the mountain building era. The pristine beauty of the Canadian Rockies gives way to the ghost towns and gold mines that litter the mountains in Colorado - a telltale clue to the different geologic forces at work in the Canadian range and their American cousins.
This episode is an illustration of how nothing ever stays the same, not even the Rockies. Despite the appearance of timelessness and permanence, geologists are discovering how these rocks will meet their end - a sobering perspective on time, place and the enormity of the earth's Geologic Journey.
加拿大地盾 (3 of 5)
Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield tells the story of the rocks that were present throughout the very beginnings of the Earth's formation: the rocks of the immovable Canadian Shield. The Shield is one of the true last frontiers of human exploration on our planet: its underground world still leaves much to be discovered.

加拿大地盾

Geologic time has shaped the rocks of the Shield into a complex ensemble. Geologists take viewers down into the bowels of the earth to demonstrate how billions of tonnes of metal mineralized here, after the crust was transformed by huge chunks of molten rock from outer space. Audiences are led on an expedition in search of the oldest rock formations in the world, deep into remote Labrador territory. And like fools, we follow prospectors in their hunt for gold, which they believe is buried in the mysterious remains of an ancient mountain chain, 2.7 billions years old.
阿巴拉契亞山脈 (4 of 5)
Geologic Journey: The Appalachians is a trip through the gentle, rolling landscape of eastern North America, a landscape that is deceptive and misleading. Beneath its calm and steady appearance hides a violent and active past.
Audiences are given an insider's perspective as our expert geologists attempt to trace the roots of this tumultuous past. From studying the sediment deposits at Anticosti Island, to rebuilding the history of one of

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the most significant mass extinctions, 443 million years ago, scientists are piecing together the elements that continue to shape this diverse region. We are led along the stunning coast, from Newfoundland to North Carolina, to better understand how ancient landmasses separated into Europe and America. And the ground shakes beneath us as scientists reveal the fractures in what is a very active earthquake zone.
The explorations and observations these scientists undertake in the Appalachians today make it possible for us to add a few missing pages in the great history book of the North American continent.

第二季簡介

東非裂谷

數百萬年來，

東非裂谷

東非裂谷由於板塊運動，裂縫不斷擴張。在本集中，我們和尼克艾爾斯教授同行，她告訴我們，隨著地心深處的熔岩向上推擠，地殼正在不斷撕裂。我們首先造訪肯亞的史前地區，這裡離所謂人類的搖籃不遠。當艾爾斯進入衣索比亞的啊法爾三角帶，我們得知地球基本上正在重新整理地球表面－－－由非洲的份裂，我們看到了海洋誕生的過程，在若干年後，我們的東非大裂谷將會變成巨大的海洋尼羅河

接著我們沿著尼羅河前往埃及。

尼羅河

尼羅河谷一直是貿易的走廊和文明的搖籃，奠基於對於當地的地質、採礦和石工的詳細知識。死海裂谷

在最後一段的旅程中，我們親眼見證死海裂谷強大

死海裂谷

的板塊力量如何截斷了人類的聚落和文化－－在一次次的大地震之後，城市遭到遺棄。沿著非洲裂谷，一個地表的裂口預示了地球下一片海洋的誕生。我們在這裡最能清楚看到是什麼樣的地質過程，打造了我們身邊的土地和水。