google earth engaging geography

Google EarthEngaging Geography

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Directions: Using Google Earth, students look up information about the continents, countries, cities and coordinates of famous natural and manmade sites around the world, including the seven wonders of the world. There are 20 different assignments based on 20 regions of the world. Enjoy!

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Caribbean

Google Earth: Engaging Geography

CentralAmerica

South America

Northern Africa

South Pacific

South-east Asia

JapanChina

Ind

ia

Mid

dle

East

RussiaEastern

EuropeWesternEurope

Canada

Western

U.SEastern

U.S.

Scandinavia

Australia

Southern Africa

Antarctica .

Each assignment focuses on 1 of 20 regions of the world, as seen below


Region: Western United States (and Alaska)

Western

U.S

Region: Western United States (and Alaska)# Site Continent Country City

(or closest major city)Coordinates

(longitude/latitude)

1) Hollywood sign

2)

Golden Gate Bridge* (one of 7 wonders of the world)

3)

Mount McKinley

4)

The Space Needle

5)

Mount Rushmore

6)

Hoover Dam

7)

The Alamo

8)

Mount Whitney

9)

Mount Elbert

10) Old Faithful



Region: Canada

Canada

Region: Canada# Site Continent Country City



1) Niagara Falls

2)

Notre-Dame de Montreal Basilica

3)

Ice Hotel

4)

CN Tower* (one of 7 wonders of the world)

5)

Hockey Hall of Fame

6)

Vancouver Lookout

7)

Cabot Trail

8)

Montreal Olympic Stadium

9)

Ottawa Parliament Building

10) The Butchart Gardens



Region: Eastern United States

Eastern

U.S.

Region: Eastern United States# Site Continent Country City



1) Empire State Building* (one of 7 wonders of the world)

2)

Epcot Center

3)

The White House

4)

Boston Harbor

5)

Willis (Sears) Tower

6)

Gettysburg Memorial

7)

Declaration House

8)

Mount Vernon Estate

9)

Statue of Liberty

10) Jackson Square



Region: Central America

CentralAmerica

Region: Central America# Site Continent Country City



1) Panama Canal* (one of 7 wonders of the world)

2)

Teotihuacan (Aztec)

3)

Chichen Itza (Maya)

4)

The Zocalo Capital

5)

Isla Cozumel

6)

La Paz Waterfall Garden

7)

Tikal

8)

Bay Islands

9)

Monteverde & Santa Elena

10) Lago de Atitlan



Region: Caribbean

Caribbean

Region: Caribbean# Site Continent Country City



1) Trunk Bay

2)

Virgin Gorda Baths

3)

Guantanamo Bay

4)

Rendezvous Bay

5)

Governor’s Beach

6)

Pedernales Wreck

7)

Orient Bay

8)

Rose Island

9)

Old San Juan Forts

10) “Stingray City”



Region: South America

South America

Region: South America# Site Continent Country City



1) Iguacu Falls

2)

Angel Falls

3)

Machu Picchu

4)

Kaieteur Falls

5)

Galapagos Islands

6)

Lake Titicaca

7)

Itaipu Dam* (one of 7 wonders of the world)

8)

Christ Redentor

9)

San Telmo

10) Ojos De Salado



Region: Scandinavia

Scandinavia

Region: Scandinavia# Site Continent Country City



1) Kronborg Castle

2)

Ramnefjells Walls

3)

Turning Torso

4)

Jukkasjärv Ice Hotel

5)

Gullfoss Waterfall

6)

Geysir Hotsprings

7)

Reykjavik Blue Lagoons

8)

Fredensborg Palace

9)

Akershus Castle

10) Mount Galdhøpiggen



Region: Western Europe

WesternEurope

Region: Western Europe# Site Continent Country City



1) Eiffel Tower

2)

Big Ben

3)

Leaning Tower of Pisa

4)

Rock of Gibraltar

5)

Stonehenge

6)

Palace of Versailles

7)

Delta (Zuiderzee) Works * (one of 7 wonders of the world)

8)

Saint Peter’s Basilica

9)

Channel Tunnel* (one of 7 wonders of the world)

10) Mount Blanc



Region: Northern Africa

Northern Africa

Region: Northern Africa# Site Continent Country City



1) Egyptian Pyramids

2)

Khan Ali-Kalili

3)

Benue River and Niger River confluence

4)

Sankore Madrasah

5)

Suez Canal

6)

The Sphnix

7)

Al-Azhar Mosque

8)

Cairo Citadel

9)

Lake Peigneur Salt Mine

10) Nigerian Faith Tabernacle



Region: Southern Africa

Southern Africa

Region: Southern Africa# Site Continent Country City



1) Mount Kilimanjaro

2)

Mount Kenya

3)

Robben Island

4)

Basilique St. Anne

5)

Tugela Falls

6)

Lake Victoria

7)

Nyiragongo Volcano

8)

Victoria Falls

9)

Three Dikgosi Monument

10) Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano



Region: Eastern Europe

EasternEurope

Region: Eastern Europe# Site Continent Country City



1) Parthenon

2)

Cesky Krumlov Castle

3)

Warsaw Old Market Place

4)

The Acropolis

5)

Melk Abbey

6)

Slowinski Sand Dunes

7)

Bran Castle

8)

Library of Celsus

9)

Hagia Sophia

10) Schönbrunn Palace



Region: Middle East

Mid

dle

East

Region: Middle East# Site Continent Country City



1) Burj Dubai

2)

Dome on the Rock

3)

The Kabba

4)

Al-Masjid al-Nabawi

5)

Hacarmel Market

6)

The Rose City (Petra)

7)

Manmade “Palm Island”

8)

mount of olives

9)

Baghdad Republican Palace

10) Mount Ararat



Region: Russia

Russia

Region: Russia# Site Continent Country City



1) Mount Elbrus

2)

Kazan Cathedral

3)

Lake Baikal

4)

Red Square

5)

Saint Basil's Cathedral

6)

Ubsunur Hollow

7)

Sochi Olympic Complex

8)

Saint Isaac’s Cathedral

9)

The Kremlin

10) Krasnoyarsk Pillars



Region: China

China

Region: China# Site Continent Country City



1) The Forbidden City

2)

Three Gorges Dam

3)

Temple of Heaven

4)

Terracotta Warriors

5)

Mount Everest

6)

Karakul Lake

7)

The Great Wall of China

8)

K2

9)

Potala Palace

10) Tibetan Towers



Region: India

Ind

ia

Region: India# Site Continent Country City



1) Taj-ul-Masajid

2)

Taj Mahal

3)

Jantar Mantar

4)

Thiruvalluvar Statue

5)

Red Fort

6)

Ajantha and Ellora

7)

Ambavilas (Mysore) Palace

8)

Lake Pichola Palace

9)

Virupaksha Temple

10) Jaisalmer “Golden City” Fort



Region: Southeast Asia

South-east Asia

Region: Southeast Asia# Site Continent Country City



1) Cu Chi Tunnels

2)

Sa Pa Terraces

3)

Ayutthaya Ruins

4)

Damnoen Saduak

5)

Angkor Temple

6)

Bokor Hill Station

7)

Banteay Srei

8)

Pha That Luang Stupa

9)

Koh Ker

10) Thien Mu Pagoda



Region: Japan

Japan

Region: Japan# Site Continent Country City



1) Mount Fuji

2)

Disneyland (Tokyo)

3)

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

4)

Mori Tower

5)

Shibuya Station

6)

Golden Pavilion Temple

7)

Mount Koya

8)

Jigokudani Monkey Park

9)

Himeji Castle

10) Great Kamakura Buddha



Region: South Pacific

South Pacific

Region: South Pacific# Site Continent Country City



1) Banaue Rice Terraces

2)

Blowholes of Tongatapu

3)

Borobudur Temple

4)

Mayon Volcano

5)

Falealupo Rainforest Preserve

6)

Gunung Bromo Volcano

7)

Chocolate Hills

8)

Kings-graves-Nukualofa

9)

Tia Seu Ancient Mound

10) Tubbataha Reef



Region: Australia

Australia

Region: Australia# Site Continent Country City



1) Sydney Opera House

2)

Great Barrier Reef

3)

Wai-O-Tapu Hot Springs

4)

Royal Botanical Gardens

5)

Jewel Cave

6)

Fraser Island

7)

Uluru Rock

8)

Franz Josef Glacier

9)

Limestone Pillars (Pinnacle Desert)

10) Kangaroo Island



Region: Antarctica

Antarctica .

Region: Antarctica# Site Continent Country City



1) Mt Erebus

2)

Villa Las Estrellas

3)

Lambert Glacier

4)

Discovery Bay

5)

Lake Vostok

6)

Vinson Massif

7)

Esperanza Base

8)

Prydz Bay

9)

Vostok Station

10) South Pole


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