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Topic: Places in the World

Instructions:

• Read the questions

• Find the answers (use the English version of Wikipedia )

• Fill in the infos into the table

• Find the appropriate picture and put its number into the table

1. What´s the name of a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, G.B.? When it was given under the

protection of UNESCO?

2. The Shah Jahan let this building built . What´s its name? Why was it built?

3. How many waterfalls are there in the Niagara falls? Between which countries do they make

the borders?

4. How do we call the most famous building made by Inca people? How many feet above the sea

level was it built?

5. This valley is a part of Mojave desert. What´s its name? Why is it called like that?

6. Mount Rushmore is a granite mount with faces of famous U.S. presidents. What are their full

names – put them in the order of their presidency period.

7. What´s the name of the highest waterfall in the world? How many metres does it measure?

8. How do we call amazing statues made by Rapa Nui people? What´s the name of the tallest

one?

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9. In the Northern Ireland there is a „road“ built by a giant. What was his name and what´s the

name of this „road“?

10.This is the name of the largest religious monument and you can find it it Cambodia. What´s its

name? What century was it built in?

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ANSWER:

Answer 1 Answer 2 Picture

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Solution

Answer 1 Answer 2 Picture

1. Stonehenge 1986 3

2. Taj Mahal In the memory of his third wife

5

3. 3 USA and Canada

1

4. Machu Picchu 2,430 metres (7,970 ft)

6

5. Death Valley The hottest place in the world - 134 °F (56.7 °C)

8

6. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodoere Roosevelt

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7. Salto Angel 979 m 10

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(3,212 ft)

8. Moai Paro 4

9. Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool)

The Giant´s Causeway

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10. Angkor Wat 12th century 7

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(3,212 ft)

8. Moai Paro 4

9. Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool)

The Giant´s Causeway

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10. Angkor Wat 12th century 7

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