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Season 1, Episode 7: Rivers: Friend and Foe

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Rivers provide the essentials of life: fresh food and fresh water. They act as natural highways and enable humans to live in just about every environment on Earth. Rivers are not to be taken for granted, however, as they freeze, flood, and sometimes dry up - disappearing entirely!

All Episodes - Season 1

Oceans: Into the Blue
Episode 1
Oceans: Into the Blue
 Deserts: Life in the Furnace
Episode 2
Deserts: Life in the Furnace
 Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze
Episode 3
Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze
 Jungles: People of the Trees
Episode 4
Jungles: People of the Trees
 Mountains: Life in Thin Air
Episode 5
Mountains: Life in Thin Air
 Grasslands: Roots of Power
Episode 6
Grasslands: Roots of Power
 Rivers: Friend and Foe
Episode 7
Rivers: Friend and Foe
 Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle
Episode 8
Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle
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