Big History Mountain Machines (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV-14
TV Episode | 22 min | Documentary

Big History

Mountain Machines (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV-14

TV Episode | 22 min | Documentary

They form natural boundaries, dictate how we spread around the planet, create natural defenses, and control our weather. From the World War that began with a gunshot in the Balkans to the feuds of the Appalachians, mountains have also been...See moreThey form natural boundaries, dictate how we spread around the planet, create natural defenses, and control our weather. From the World War that began with a gunshot in the Balkans to the feuds of the Appalachians, mountains have also been flashpoints for violence. They provide minerals and metals that make civilization possible, and the water that feeds billions, yet we were never designed to live in their extreme environments. Without mountains earth would be desolate and uninhabitable, and scientists now believe that an invisible mountain range made life possible in the first place. Written by Anonymous See less

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Name	Known for
Bryan Cranston Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Breaking Bad (2008)
Adele Jones Donner Party Member (as Adele René) Donner Party Member (as Adele René) See fewer	Twin Peaks (2017)
Jonathan Markley Self - Historian Cal State Fullerton Self - Historian Cal State Fullerton See fewer	Revolutions & Industrialization: Apple Books Interactive (2020)
Trevor S. Valle Self (as Trevor Valle) Self (as Trevor Valle) See fewer	Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End (2016)