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Google EarthEngaging Geography
Google Earth download: http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html
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
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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
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Google Earth: Engaging Geography
Region: Western United States (and Alaska)
Western
U.S
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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
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Region: Canada
Canada
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Region: Canada# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Eastern United States
Eastern
U.S.
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Region: Eastern United States# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Central America
CentralAmerica
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Region: Central America# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Caribbean
Caribbean
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Region: Caribbean# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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”
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Region: South America
South America
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Region: South America# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Scandinavia
Scandinavia
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Region: Scandinavia# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Western Europe
WesternEurope
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Region: Western Europe# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Northern Africa
Northern Africa
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Region: Northern Africa# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Southern Africa
Southern Africa
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Region: Southern Africa# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Eastern Europe
EasternEurope
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Region: Eastern Europe# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Middle East
Mid
dle
East
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Region: Middle East# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Russia
Russia
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Region: Russia# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: China
China
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Region: China# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: India
Ind
ia
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Region: India# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Southeast Asia
South-east Asia
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Region: Southeast Asia# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Japan
Japan
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Region: Japan# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: South Pacific
South Pacific
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Region: South Pacific# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Australia
Australia
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Region: Australia# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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
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Region: Antarctica
Antarctica .
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Region: Antarctica# Site Continent Country City
(or closest major city)Coordinates
(longitude/latitude)
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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