The Spanish Plains, 1940's - Film 6372
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Channel: HuntleyFilmArchives · 2014 · Education
It shows sheep, shepherd's house and family, wheat and barley, threshing with horse drawn method and canal irrigation. Villages and old bridge with ancient houses. "The heart of the Spanish peninsula consists of a great plateau, the meseta, 2000 to 3000 feet above sea level". A map of Spain is shown, followed by a superimposed white area that covers most of the inland area on the map. The white area in the centre of the map says "Meseta".
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