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To my Mother who was a primary school teacher

Every geography lesson should be either prepared or completed in the field:

a sort of lesson-promenade. Jean Brunhes

Elementary Course geography lessons (81 drawings or cards).

THE CLOSED VALLEY

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First lesson. Day and night.

It's getting dark...

this part of the trail is beautiful...

It's probably at night that you realize...

how beautiful the path is...

More so than in the daytime, more so than in the daytime, don't you think?...

Oh!...The water's already gone there, it's already gone...

It sure is low...

I almost fell...

how about that... it's...it's deep there...

Don't get too close, don't get too close

Although it is not yet day,

it is no longer night.

A dim white light appears.

It appears to be dawn.

Then the sparkling sun rises on the horizon;

it is sunrise and then day.

During the day everyone works and the children are at school.

At this time of year, the sun goes down around five o'clock,

when you get home from work: dusk.

After a while you can't make anything out anymore - it's nighttime.

Why?

Because the earth spins like a top.

When the side that we live on faces the sun,

it's lit up; it's daytime;

and for the other side, which is dark, it's nighttime.

It takes 2 4 hours for the Earth to complete one rotation.

Day and night succeed each other...

Although it is not yet day, it is no longer night.

A dim white light appears.

It appears to be dawn.

Then the sparkling sun rises on the horizon;

it is sunrise and then day.

During the day everyone works and the children are at school.

Second lesson. The seasons.

Two months ago,

when the school year ended,

the days were long;

it was very hot

and the wheat ripened before the harvest.

It was summertime.

Now the leaves are turning yellow and falling;

the mornings and evenings are cooler

and often foggy..

it is autumn.

Soon there will be no more leaves on the trees

and the days will be very short;

it will freeze

and snow will fall.

It will be winter.

Then the sun will warm up,

the air will soften,

the trees will once again be covered in leaves,

and flowers will dot the prairies

and decorate gardens:

it will be spring

Each season lasts three months.

The succession of seasons

is due to the earth's movement around the sun.

The sun, following the Earth's position,

lights and warms its surface

and so produces the seasons...

Two months ago,

when the school year ended,

the days were long;

it was very hot

and the wheat ripened before the harvest.

It was summertime.

Now the leaves are turning yellow and falling;

the mornings and evenings are cooler

and often foggy:

it is autumn.

Hello!...

Yes, good evening...

Yes, yes,

I rang a little earlier, but you weren't in.

Third lesson. The cardinal directions.

Hello!

So...

you had a lot of work, then...

it's almost 7:25...

so then tomorrow you finish at ten o'clock...

But...you gain two and half hours that way...

yes, but you normally start at six,

which means that you gain a half-hour...

Ah, no! You finish at one...

yes...yes, OK...

but you still gain a half-hour...

Why, because today you started at ten

when you should have started at half past noon

which makes two and a half hours...

Yeah! No, that makes three hours,

because you start at six...

that makes four hours then...

no, wait, that's wrong...

no, because normally you finish at one

when you start at six A.M...

Yes, but wait, you gain three hours

when you should give two and a half hours...

tomorrow if you finish at ten instead of finishing at one

that means three hours earlier...

Yes...

maybe.

Fourth lesson. Orientation.

THEY WANDER,

UNTIL CHANCE BRINGS THEM CLOSER TO EACH OTHER.

SOME OF THEM MANAGE TO CLING TOGETHER;

THEY FORM THE MOST SOLID BODIES.

OTHERS...

Hello, hello,

no, no, no...

Ah! Not at all... no, you didn't tell me that...

Yes...

Yes...

from behind? You mean they were inside the house?...

yes...that would be very audacious, because if the gate...

if the gate was open, they might have thought that there was someone inside...

But they didn't come in all the same...

yes, yes...yes...

they were kids?

Well then! They were casing the place...

Yes...I don't know,

I'd like to continue doing sound work for films.

And you?...

So you went out?.....

it was only four degrees here this morning...

it must be warmer than that, right?...

Ah, OK!...

a few months longer...

oh, for a long time!

Three months, four months...

Ah! So you managed to do it yourself?...

you managed to do that yourself?...

and now it works...

does it work right?...

Yes, yes,

you're sure... you know how it was done, at least...

very good...

Could you hold on just a few seconds...

Hello! I'm going to bring some films over to add some sound...

And I received some of them

it seems like there's a scratch...

on the one where I'm in the little room.

Fifth lesson. The wind, clouds.

THROWN THROUGH THE VOID...

THE MOVEMENT OF ATOMS IS ETERNAL...

THE MOVEMENT OF ATOMS IS ETERNAL...

THROWN THROUGH THE VOID.

THE MOVEMENT OF ATOMS IS ETERNAL...

THROWN THROUGH THE VOID,

EITHER B Y THEIR OWN WEIGHT

OR B Y THE IMPACT OF OTHER ATOMS,

THEY WANDER

UNTIL CHANCE BRINGS THEM TOGETHER.

SOME OF THEM MANAGE TO CLING TOGETHER;

THEY FORM THE MOST SOLID BODIES.

OTHERS, MORE MOBILE,

ARE SEPARATED B Y A GREATER DISTANCE;

THEY FORM THE LESS DENSE BODIES,

AIR AND LIGHT.

SOME HAVE NOT BEEN ADMITTED TO ANY GROUP;

THEY MOVE AROUND USELESSLY IN SPACE

LIKE DUST MOTES LIT UP B Y RAYS OF LIGHT IN A DARK ROOM...

THE MOVEMENT OF ATOMS IS ETERNAL.

THROWN THROUGH THE VOID,

EITHER B Y THEIR OWN WEIGHT

OR B Y THE IMPACT OF OTHER ATOMS,

THEY WANDER

UNTIL CHANCE BRINGS THEM TOGETHER.

SOME OF THEM MANAGE TO CLING TOGETHER;

THEY FORM THE MOST SOLID BODIES.

OTHERS,

MORE MOBILE,

ARE SEPARATED B Y A GREATER DISTANCE;

THEY FORM THE LESS DENSE BODIES,

AIR AND LIGHT.

SOME HAVE NOT BEEN ADMITTED TO ANY GROUP;

THEY MOVE AROUND USELESSLY IN SPACE

LIKE DUST MOTES LIT UP B Y RAYS OF LIGHT IN A DARK ROOM.

THE MOVEMENT OF ATOMS IS ETERNAL.

THROWN THROUGH THE VOID...

I'm calling

to tell you

that I love you,

I just wanted to tell you.

I'm calling

to tell you

that I love you,

and that I'm dying tonight without you by my side.

Sixth lesson. Hills, mountains, valleys.

The sky is full of black clouds

and the wind is blowing..

you tell yourself that it's going to rain.

Let's go into the yard.

Guy,

let's go see what direction the wind is coming from.

It's coming from the direction of the big tree that's leaning towards us.

We know that the big tree is to the west.

The west wind

brings us rain.

How do clouds form?

Have you ever seen Mom hang up wet laundry?

After a few hours it's dry.

What happens to the water?

It turns into vapor, into mist..

they call that evaporation.

It's the same with seawater

and with the water all around you..

it evaporates and forms clouds.

When the clouds cool off,

the water comes back down in the form of rain.

After a violent storm,

on a hot day,

it's as if the Earth were smoking.

The water that falls then turns back into vapor

to form new clouds...

The sky is full of black clouds

and the wind is blowing..

you tell yourself that it's going to rain.

Let's go into the yard.

Guy,

let's go see what direction the wind is coming from.

It's coming from the direction of the big tree that's leaning towards us.

We know that the big tree is to the west.

The west wind

brings us rain.

How do clouds form?

Have you ever seen Mom hang up wet laundry?

Out of the question.

I hesitate to.....

I still have plenty of things to try with the sound...

MORE MOBILE...

when will you call me back then?...

AIR AND LIGHT...

FORM THE LESS DENSE BODIES...

AIR...

DO NOT ENTER INTO ANY GROUP...

THESE MOVE AROUND USELESSLY...

Of course, but if I'm not there Saturday afternoon...

Sunday would be better, if that's possible...

LIT UP B Y RAYS OF LIGHT...

IN A DARK ROOM...

Hello! Are you done?

It's almost 25 past...

tomorrow's going to be a long weekend...

no, tomorrow isn't the weekend...

tomorrow night. Today is Thursday...

no, no, tomorrow...

that's why I'm saying it's a long weekend tomorrow...

So are you still all alone now?...

Yes, but what if I'm not there Saturday afternoon?...

Sunday would be better if that's possible.

Just ring me when you...

And why is that?...

but what if I'm not there?

Hello,

someone told you that I rang yesterday?

but you weren't back yet...

yes, but you got back late?...

yes, right, I told myself that if you left early

it was probably to go to the grocery.

I should have rung later...

Yes, yes, I was just ringing to tell you

that I was held up

in the bus, no...

no, no...are you alone there?

Yesterday I filmed

with the geography book...

yes...

I don't know if you remember the page with the lesson on orientation...

maybe you remember the square drawing

where you see someone from behind who's looking at the stars...

I filmed that...

and I put the stone on the book, a stone that I...

to keep it flat...

and I filmed it at the same time...

yes, but it's a flat stone

that I found with you, probably...

no, it's not a pebble,

it's an angular stone...

schist...

you think?

schist...

Seventh lesson. Springs, streams, rivers.

For what reason?...

no, no, no...

ah! Not at all...

no, you never said that...

yes...

yes...

from behind?

You mean they were in the house?

yes...

that would be very audacious,

because if the gate...

if the gate was open,

they might have thought that there was someone inside...

But they didn't come in all the same...

yes, yes...

yes...

they were kids?

Well then! They were casing the place...

Yes...

I don't know,

I'd like to continue doing sound work for films.

I'm planting a stake right in the middle of the garden...

I'm planting a stake right in the middle of the garden...

It is now noon.

I'm planting a stake right in the middle of the garden.

The Springs...

there's a beautiful chimney there. Did you see it?

Even from here it's beautiful.

You see?...

we'll see where room six is

by going up...

it's true that there aren't many people, although...

you see the rooms are full nonetheless...

there it is...is it open?...

Wait, this must be room six here,

wait, Alain, wait a minute...

Alain, Alain, it's here, here.

Eighth lesson. The sea, storms, ports.

Ninth lesson. Means of communication.

It was...

a sound...

a telephone...

an old one...

it didn't work very well, you see...

you ring me and then you ring me again,

which means it rings twice,

but it's timed about right

with the images of the high-water spring.

You see the room next,

the room in the H�tel du Ch�teau...

what are you doing with the telephone?

Are you stopping something?

Yes, that cuts the sound,

I can't hear you anymore...

are you alone?

Until the end?

I see!...

and...

and I don't know what I'm going to do...

out of the question.

I hesitate to.....

I still have plenty of things to try with the sound...

Yes,

when will you call me back then?...

Yes...

Yes...

And what time would you call?

of course, but I won't be there Saturday afternoon...

Sunday would be better, if that's possible.

UNTIL CHANCE BRINGS THEM TOGETHER.

SOME OF THEM MANAGE TO CLING TOGETHER;

THEY FORM THE MOST SOLID BODIES.

OTHERS,

MORE MOBILE,

ARE SEPARATED B Y A GREATER DISTANCE...

Hello!

There must have been a misunderstanding,

yes, yes,

sorry.

What?

Yes, you too,

could you ring me then?

OK, pay attention on the road,

because there are going to be a lot of people...

you too, goodbye...

OTHERS,

MORE MOBILE,

ARE SEPARATED BY A GREATER DISTANCE;

THEY FORM THE LESS DENSE BODIES,

AIR AND LIGHT.

SOME HAVE NOT BEEN ADMITTED TO ANY GROUP;

THEY MOVE AROUND USELESSLY IN SPACE

LIKE DUST MOTES LIT UP BY RAYS OF LIGHT IN A DARK ROOM...

THE MOVEMENT OF ATOMS IS ETERNAL.

THROWN THROUGH THE VOID,

EITHER BY THEIR OWN WEIGHT

OR BY THE IMPACT OF OTHER ATOMS,

THEY WANDER

UNTIL CHANCE BRINGS THEM TOGETHER.

SOME OF THEM MANAGE TO CLING TOGETHER;

THEY FORM THE MOST SOLID BODIES.

OTHERS,

MORE MOBILE,

ARE SEPARATED BY A GREATER DISTANCE;

THEY FORM THE LESS DENSE BODIES,

AIR AND LIGHT.

SOME HAVE NOT BEEN ADMITTED TO ANY GROUP;

THEY MOVE AROUND USELESSLY IN SPACE

LIKE DUST MOTES LIT UP BY RAYS OF LIGHT IN A DARK ROOM.

Alain...

Alain...

Alain...

Alain...

Tenth lesson. Map of the classroom. School.

When you came to school for the first time,

you noticed that the furniture

didn't look like what you were used to seeing at home:

the tables,

chairs,

desk,

maps,

and posters

all have special shapes and qualities.

If Paul could go upstairs

and look through a hole in the ceiling,

what would he see?

Without a doubt he would see the same room,

but the image would be noticeably different from the first one..

he would only see the tops of the tables,

benches,

desk, etc.

If he drew what he saw,

he would make a map of the class.

Following the same principle,

he could make a map of the school and the nearby streets,

along with the houses along them...

the houses along them...

When you came to school for the first time,

you noticed that the furniture

didn't look like what you were used to seeing at home:

the tables,

chairs,

desk,

maps,

and posters

all have special shapes and qualities.

If Paul could go upstairs

and look through a hole in the ceiling,

what would he see?

Eleventh lesson. Maps: legend and scale.

"The number you have dialed is out of order... "

"The number you have dialed is out of order... "

"While the crew is sleeping,

the sight keeps unfolding under their feet.

Hawaii islands...

Andes mountains...

Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center, the home port...

southern Florida...

the dark blue of Gulf Stream and the turquoise reefs of Bahamas...

The huge craters of Galapagos Islands...

And the sun which rises today for the sixteenth time".

Twelfth lesson. Legend and scale of maps.

Here is a landscape...

Here is a landscape...

We can make out roads,

a river,

a bridge,

a railroad,

crops,

a city with its public buildings,

its houses,

its factories.

If we were in a balloon or an airplane,

things would look very different.

We would see an immense flat expanse.

The river would look like a long silvery ribbon

and the white roads would go all the way to the horizon;

the fields would look like big brown squares

or green sheets punctuated here and there by gray or red roofs.

The woods would look like dark green spots.

And if we drew what we saw and indicated the roads,

the river, the bridge,

the railroad,

the squares formed by the houses along the roads,

the dark wooded spots,

we would have a map of the region.

A map

is a smaller drawing of a certain expanse of country.

You can make a map of a town,

of several towns,

or even of the entire earth.

In general,

only the most important cities,

rivers,

hill,

valleys,

mountains,

roads and railroads can be indicated.

Oceans and lakes are usually colored blue,

mountains dark brown or purple,

very high mountains white or red.

Today,

on all maps,

north is up,

south is down,

east is right,

and west is left...

Here is a landscape...

Here is a landscape...

Between rocks, in the middle of a stand of trees,

or on the slopes of a hill or a mountain,

water has emerged from the ground, clear, fresh, murmuring: it's a spring...

when the wind blows over the sea, the water ripples...

those ripples are called waves...

Keep going?...

one after another they break noisily on the shore.

During the storm, boats risk capsizing...

What beauty there is on Earth!.....

in the ocean, when the wind is violent, the waves are enormous,

they rise up as high as houses,

pick up ships and one after another break noisily on...

What makes them?

When the wind blows violently on the ocean, what do the boats do? Why?

What stops the waves at the port's entrance? With what.....

Start like that: Preface.

What beauty there is on Earth! And everything.....

The kind of vision we call observation.

Everything is to be admired...

And we will think about it too,

because what surrounds us is not the effect of pure chance or simple caprice.

This could be the story of Paul, Guy and Laura...

this could be the story of Paul, Guy...

I'll never make it...

I'll never make it...

There is...

This could be the sto...

story of Paul, Guy, and Laura...

and the sound...

I'll never make it...

Paul, Guy and Laura...

it was filmed in...

Paul and Laura...

movies...

this could be the story of Paul, Guy and Laura...

Paul and Laura...

Paul and Laura...

Laura.

Legend

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