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1) 01.00 Why do you think this film is called HOME ?

2) 01.37 What is a Homo Sapiens ?
3) 01.40 How old is the earth and how old is the human species ?
4) 01.50 What is man's greatest mistake on earth ?
5) 02.22 What are the earliest traces of our origins that can be found ?
6) 03.30 What is the definition of life used here ?
7) 03.50 What do volcanoes help us to understand ?
8) 03.55 What was the early earth like ?
9) 04.20 What do the columns of smoke from volcanoes remind us of ?
10) 04.24 Was there oxygen in the early atmosphere ?
11) 04.29 What components could be found in the atmosphere ?
12) 04.48 What happened with the water vapor ?
13) 05.00 How was water conserved on earth ?
14) 05.05 What are the water streams here compared with ?
15) 05.27 How did minerals find their way into the oceans ?
16) 05.58 Where did life first spark into being ?
17) 06.06 What are archeo bacteria ?
18) 06.17 What do the archeo bacteria feed off ?
19) 06.22 What are cyano-bacteria ?
20) 06.29 Where do cyano-bacteria get their energy from ?
21) 06.35 How are cyano-bacteria related to the plant species ?
22) 06.40 What role did the cyano-bacteria play in the development of the planet ?
23) 06.57 What happened with the carbon that poisoned the atmosphere ?
24) 07.07 How did micro-organisms consume the carbon from the air ?
25) 07:23 What are these strata in the rock made up of ?
26) 07.50 How did plant life change the earth's atmosphere ?
27) 08.00 Describe the steps in the earth's water cycle.
28) 08.20 Did the amount of water on earth ever change ?
29) 08.30 What different forms can water take on ?
30) 08.55 What is the role of the ice covers in Siberia ?
31) 09.35 What is the engine of life mentioned here ?
32) 09.45 What two elements are united in life on earth ?
33) 10.12 What does the green expanse here represent ?
34) 10.20 Where does most oxygen in the atmosphere come from ?
35) 10.30 On what balance does our earth rely ?
36) 10.50 From what union are corals born ?
37) 10.56 What percentage of the ocean floor is covered by corals ?
38) 11.00 What is the importance of coral reefs ?
39) 11.20 How is time counted when we consider life on earth ?
40) 11.25 How long did it take for trees to develop on earth ?
41) 11.35 What makes trees so special in the chain of species ?
42) 11.50 What nourishes the trees' foliage ?
43) 12.08 What is the relation between trees and the cyano-bacteria ?
44) 12.15 What do trees do with the sun's energy ?
45) 12.50 With what kind of activity are the earth's soils teeming ?
46) 12.55 What is humus ?
47) 13.25 What percentage of species on earth is known to us ?
48) 14.05 What binds families of animals ?
49) 14.30 How do animal species and their pasture react to each other ?
50) 14.40 How do they both gain ?
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51) 15.35 Why are there no harmful species on earth ?

52) 15.55 What is the meaning of Homo Sapiens ?
53) 16.02 What does mankind benefit from ?
54) 16.15 How old is mankind ?
55) 16.25 What did mankind do during its existence ?
56) 16.45 What did mankind do after the nomadic years ?
57) 16.51 In what environments did humans start to live ?
58) 17.30 Where does the majority of humans live today ?
59) 17.58 What percentage of humans live like they did 6000 years ago ?
60) 18.03 What sources of energy do they use ?
61) 19.28 Is there education for everybody ?
62) 19.35 Why are children an important asset ?
63) 19.50 What is humanity's genius ?
64) 20.00 How did mankind compensate for its lack of physical energy ?
65) 20.40 What was a major turning point in human history ?
66) 20.49 When did this revolution happen ?
67) 21.00 What was the importance of this revolution ?
68) 21.20 What did man do with the existing species of grain ?
69) 21.48 What makes mankind similar to the other species on earth ?
70) 22.35 What is still the most widespread occupation for humans ?
71) 22.43 What percentage of humans work on the land ?
72) 22.47 Is all the work done with the aid of machinery ?
73) 23.20 What happened after the long dependence on muscle power ?
74) 23.40 Why are these flames called ''a pocket of sunlight'' ?
75) 23.50 How are these accumulations of solar energy called ?
76) 24.10 What is the importance of these pockets for the work on the land ?
77) 24.18 What era started with the advent of oil ?
78) 24.27 How long did it take for oil to change the earth ?
79) 24.45 What happened with the earth's population the last 60 years ?
80) 25.00 What did Shengzen look like 40 years ago ?
81) 25.05 How many skyscrapers were built in Shanghai in the last 20 years ?
82) 25.16 What percentage of the world's population lives in cities ?
83) 25.40 What is New York the symbol of ?
84) 26.03 What country was the first to harness the power of black gold ?
85) 26.18 What equals the amount of energy 1 liter of oil can produce ?
86) 26.30 How many farmers are left in the USA and how much food do they produce ?
87) 26.37 What happens with the grain they produce ?
88) 27.00 What percentage of man's water consumption is used in agriculture ?
89) 27.12 What encourages the development of parasites ?
90) 27.20 What is used to exterminate parasites ?
91) 27.30 What is the biggest headache in agriculture right now ?
92) 27.40 What is the danger of the use of pesticides ?
93) 27.55 Why are these farmers wearing yellow protective suits ?
94) 28.15 What was the result of the use of fertilizers ?
95) 28.35 Why did many crop varieties die out in the last century ?
96) 28.55 How are the greenhouses in Almeria called ?
97) 29.10 How is the demand for meat saturated ?
98) 29.42 How are the animals being fed ?
99) 30.10 How many liters of water are needed for the production of a kilo of beef ?
100) 30.30 What is diversity replaced with in agriculture ?
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101) 30.40 On what commodity is our life completely dependent ?

102) 30.50 How is time defined in the modern era ?
103) 31.12 How does mankind anticipate the end of the era of cheap oil ?
104) 31.27 Why is Los Angeles a legendary name for many of us ?
105) 31.50 Why have day and night become similar in LA ?
106) 32.15 What does the automobile help to create ?
107) 32.30 What happens with the advanced model in other countries ?
108) 32.53 What is the automobile symbol of ?
109) 33.00 What would happen if all countries would follow this model ?
110) 33.10 What happens with the need for energy when mankind develops ?
111) 33.50 Is the mineral wealth distributed equally ?
112) 34.05 What will be the result of excessive mining ?
113) 35.00 How are most consumer goods transported ?
114) 35.05 How many containers are transported every year ?
115) 35.20 What makes Dubai a special place on earth ?
116) 35.35 How can Dubai compensate for its lack of resources, food and water ?
117) 36.20 For what had Dubai become the beacon ?
118) 38.10 What are the dangers the world's fishing grounds face ?
119) 39.05 What percentage of humans depends on fish for their diet ?
120) 39.26 What have we forgotten about our natural resources ?
121) 39.30 How many people live in the world's deserts ?
122) 39.46 What type of water do they use ?
123) 40.07 Why do these fields in the desert have a circular shape ?
124) 40.35 What happened to the dream of farming in the desert in Saudi Arabia ?
125) 40.45 What is the meaning of the white spots ?
126) 41.11 How is irrigation managed today in the greenhouses in Israel ?
127) 41.27 What happened with the water of the river Jordan ?
128) 41.55 What percentage of rivers in the world is threatened ?
129) 42.12 What happens to the water level of the Dead Sea ?
130) 42.40 What country will suffer most from the lack of water in the coming century ?
131) 42.50 How many wells have been dug is the last 50 years ?
132) 43.03 What happened with the wells in western India ?
133) 43.10 What happens with the underground aquifers ?
134) 43.15 How is the water of the monsoons being catched ?
135) 43.24 How are these reservoirs dug ?
136) 43.50 What is the water consumption in Las Vegas per person/ per day ?
137) 44.45 What happened to the once mighty Colorado river ?
138) 44.50 What happens with the water levels in the catchment lakes ?
139) 45.05 How many people could be affected by water shortages ?
140) 45.37 What percentage of the earth is covered with wetlands ?
141) 45.48 What role do the wetlands play ?
142) 46.00 What are the wetlands compared with ?
143) 46.40 What has mankind done with the wetlands ?
144) 47.10 What is the world's magic that we see in front of our eyes ?
145) 47.39 What is the importance of forests for life on earth (3x) ?
146) 48.03 For what do the primary forests provide a habitat ?
147) 48.28 From what does it show that we are of the same family as the plants ?
148) 49.00 What is the world's largest rainforest ?
149) 49.15 What happens with the forest lands ?
150) 49.50 What happened with the primary forest on Borneo ?
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151) 50.05 What is the bond that has been broken on Borneo ?
152) 50.25 What is the cause of this catastrophy ?
153) 50.35 What are the uses of palm oil ?
154) 51.00 What is the Eucalyptus tree used for ?
155) 51.20 Why is the growth of Eucalyptus harmful for other plants ?
156) 52.00 What is the main use of wood in Haiti ?
157) 52.15 What was the old name for Haiti ?
158) 52.27 What percentage of the forests is still left ?
159) 52.35 What is the main consequence of deforestation ?
160) 53.10 What layer of the earth disappears as a consequence of erosion ?
161) 53.40 Where did the Rapa Nui live ?
162) 53.53 Why did the Rapa Nui disappear ?
163) 54.03 What happened with their palm trees ?
164) 54.25 In what ocean area did the Rapa Nui live ?
165) 55.10 What is the mystery of the Rapa Nui ?
166) 55.50 What has happened with the world's population since 1950 ?
167) 56.10 Why is it strange that a large part of the population in Nigeria lives under the poverty line ?
168) 56.20 Where does half of the poor people live ?
169) 56.35 What happened with the gap between rich and poor ?
170) 56.40 Who owns the world's wealth ?
171) 57.10 How quickly has Lagos' population grown ?
172) 57.20 Who are the new arrivals in the city ?
173) 57.30 What drives this type of urban growth ?
174) 57.40 How many people move to cities every week ?
175) 58.00 What are the daily necessities that most people lack ?
176) 58.40 How many people are threatened by hunger ?
177) 59.27 What are the new areas in which man starts digging for resources ?
178) 59.46 What new source of oil is mentioned here ?
179) 01.00.00 What are the consequences of the washing of oil from tar sand ?
180) 01.00.50 What happens with our need for energy ?
181) 01.01.18 What is the natural element that it is all about ?
182) 01.01.30 What is happening with the earth's atmosphere ?
183) 01.01.35 Why do you think it was inconceivable for a boat to be in this place a few years ago ?
184) 01.01.45 What gas is released as a consequence of human activity ?
185) 01.02.03 Where are the effects of global warming most visible ?
186) 01.02.12 What happens with the Northwest Passage ?
187) 01.02.25 What is the loss in thickness of the Arctic ice cap ?
188) 01.02.55 Where do the sun's rays end up the last few years ?
189) 01.03.20 Did humanity ever live in an atmosphere with so much carbon dioxide ?
190) 01.03.50 What percentage of the earth's species is threatened by extinction by 2050 ?
191) 01.05.40 What is the loss of surface area of the Arctic ice cap ?
192) 01.06.10 What is the danger the world faces when Greenland's ice cap melts ?
193) 01.06.37 From what does the Greenland ice cap suffer ?
194) 01.06.50 What is typical of the earth's atmosphere ?
195) 01.07.10 What is so worrying about the melting of ice on Greenland ?
196) 01.07.30 What happens with the melt water from the ice ?
197) 01.07.38 Where do icebergs find their origin ?
198) 01.08.35 What is the threat to low-lying lands described here ?
199) 01.08.48 How much did sea levels rise in the 20th century ?
200) 01.09.00 What percentage of coral reefs has disappeared ?
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201) 01.09.15 What changes occur in the atmosphere ?

202) 01.10.00 Where does 70 percent of the world's population live ?
203) 01.10.12 What is the danger of salt water entering the water table ?
204) 01.10.55 Why is Mount Kilimanjaro unrecognizable ?
205) 01.11.16 What changes occur in the Himalayas ?
206) 01.11.25 What is the role of these glaciers in the water cycle ?
207) 01.11.45 What rivers find their origins in the glaciers of the Himalayans ?
208) 01.11.55 How many people depend on them ?
209) 01.12.10 What country is most affected by the phenomena in the Himalayans and at sea level ?
210) 01.12.25 What are the consequences of these changes ?
211) 01.12.40 Will wealthy countries be spared droughts ?
212) 01.13.25 What are the dangers of an increasing amount of wildfires ?
213) 01.14.25 What is permafrost ?
214) 01.14.35 What is the time bomb hidden under its surface ?
215) 01.15.00 What happens when the permafrost melts ?
216) 01.15.22 How much time does humanity have to reverse the trend ?
217) 01.16.12 What links has been broken by mankind on earth ?

Silent part 01.16.50 - 01.20.45

218) How much does the world spend on military expenditures ?
219) How many hectares of forest disappear every year ?

Mention in one sentence the positive developments with regard to :

220) 01.21.25 education in general
221) 01.21.35 Lesotho
222) 01.21.40 Qatar
223) 01.22.02 Bangladesh
224) 01.22.14 Antarctica
225) 01.22.30 territorial waters
226) 01.22.40 natural parks
227) 01.23.00 United States
228) 01.23.08 South Korea
229) 01.23.22 Costa Rica
230) 01.23.35 Gabon

231) 01.24.00 What are the benefits of fair trade ?

232) 01.24.25 How can consumers be responsible and from whom should they buy ?
233) 01.24.35 How can agriculture be done fair and responsible ?
234) 01.24.44 How can fishing be done responsible ?
235) 01.24.55 How can humans house themselves in a responsible manner ?
236) 01.25.11 What can governments decide with regard to energy sources ?
237) 01.25.40 How is energy produced in Iceland ?
238) 01.25.55 What are wind farms ?
239) 01.26.29 How can humans imitate plants and capture the sun's energy ?
240) 01.26.30 How much energy does the sun give us in 1 hour ?
241) 01.26.46 What is it that mankind has to do to create a better world ?
242) 01.27.00 What could be the basis for a new human adventure ?