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Scott Calta. 7 Wonders of the Landform World. The Landform Wonders of the World Tour. Lists of seven wonders began in ancient times by the Greeks. The Seven Wonders lists varied, resulting in many more than seven wonders. These are Seven Landform Wonders of today’s world. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Landform Wonders of the World Tour
• Lists of seven wonders began in ancient times by the Greeks. The Seven Wonders lists varied, resulting in many more than seven wonders. These are Seven Landform Wonders of today’s world.
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Landform Wonders of the World Tour
We will visit seven wonders that are truly remarkable feats of the landform world that you have studied.
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Seven Landform Wonders of the World
• Angel Falls, Venezuela• Himalyas, India• Ayers Rock (Uluru), Australia• Guilin, China• Grand Canyon, USA• Great Barrier Reef, Australia• Iguassu Falls, South America
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reef
canyon
mountain
pennisula
volcano
isthmus
plateua
waterfall
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Landformsshown here
Mountain Waterfalls Canyon
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Angel Falls• Angel Falls is located in Canaima
National Park, Venezuela in a remote jungle. It is the highest waterfall in the world, more than twice the height of the Empire State Building, and three times the height of the Eiffel Tower.
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Himalayas, India In the heart of southern Asia is located
the loftiest Landform chain on earth. Forming a geographical divide that separates the Indian subcontinent from Central Asia, the Himalayas extend from west to east in a massive arc for about 2500 kilometers (1550 miles).
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Himalayas range
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THE ROCK: AYERS ROCK• Long called Uluru (“sacred place”)
by the Aborigines, Ayers Rock is located in central Australia in the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith, rising 862.5 meters (1,143 feet high) and covers an area of 2 square miles.
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ULURU, Australia
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Guilin Range, China• There is a popular saying about Guilin
, "the Landforms and water of Guilin are the finest under heaven." Guilin is located in southern China and is famous for its dramatic peaks, clear waters, caves, and long history.
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Guilin, China
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Grand Canyon, USA• Measured in Colorado River miles, the Grand
Canyon is 277 miles long and begins at Lees Ferry and ends at the Grand Wash Cliffs. It is 18 miles across at its widest point and consists of more than one million acres of land! At the North Rim (which has only seasonal access) it is 6000 feet (1829 meters) deep.
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Grand Canyon, Colorado, USA
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If you would like to skip the data section, you may click on the information button below. This will take you immediately to the next wonderful picture!
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Landform Height (meters) Height (feet)
Angel Falls Waterfall
979 m 3212 ft
Himalayas 7200m 25, 678 ft
Ayers Rock 348 m 1142 ft
Guilen 2709 m 3802 ft
Grand Canyon 1609 m 3481 ft
Great Barrier 2602 m 1616 ft
Iguassu Falls 82 m 269 ft
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Heights of Seven Landform Wonders
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If you have changed your mind and wish to go back and see the data slides, click the
button below. Otherwise, click the mouse to continue ahead.
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Great Barrier Reef, Australia• The Great Barrier Reef stretches along
the east coast of Queensland in Australia. It is the world's largest coral reef . It is over 2000km (1250 miles) long! It is not a single reef at all. It is made up of over 2900 individual reefs very close to each other.
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Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Iguassu Falls, South America• Iguassu Falls is on the border of
Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Iguaçú comes means Great Water. The falls are a mile long and 100 yards high, and consist of 275 separate falls.
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Iguassu Falls,Brazil
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Tomorrow our table groups will look at books, magazines and other interesting
items from our library, about four different types of landforms. Each group will rotate
after 15 minutes, as we have done before. Where will your group start?
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Tomorrow’s rotations start with…
Table 1:Mountains
Table 4:Canyons
Table 3:Waterfalls
Table 2:Reefs
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Thank you.
I hope that you enjoyed
your trip!