Working with clips

How can I join 2 clips? As I'm exporting footage from my camcorder, I'm getting a whole bunch of clips. How can the clips be joined so that they'll be easier to work with when it comes time to editing.

Welcome to iMovie Discussions.
You just drag your clips down to the 'Timeline' at the bottom of the iMovie window, and arrange them side by side. Then click on Play ..or press the Space Bar on your keyboard.
They play ..one after the other. Then you can drop Transitions (..fades, etc..) between them to melt them into each other.
Why not have a look at Apple iMovie Tutorials?
Then, when you want to go further, read all of Dan's 'Unofficial' iMovie FAQ', where he gives the answers to all sorts of possible problems.
Good luck.
[You beat me to the draw, catspaw!]

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