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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!

Caribbean Caribbean

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Central

CentralAmerica

America

South South AmericaAmerica

Northern Northern AfricaAfrica

South PacificSouth Pacific

South-eastSouth-east AsiaAsia

Japan

JapanChinaChina

Ind

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Mid

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East

East

RussiaRussiaEEasternastern

EuropeEuropeWWesternestern

EuropeEurope

CanadaCanada

WWesternestern

U.SU.SEasternEastern

U.S.U.S.

ScandinaviaScandinavia

AustraliaAustralia

Southern Southern AfricaAfrica

Antarctica Antarctica ..

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

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Region: Western United States (and Alaska)

WWesternestern

U.SU.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        

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Region: Canada

CanadaCanada

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

EasternEastern

U.S.U.S.

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

Central

CentralAmerica

America

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 Caribbean

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 South AmericaAmerica

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

ScandinaviaScandinavia

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

WWesternestern

EuropeEurope

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 Northern AfricaAfrica

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 Southern AfricaAfrica

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

EEasternasternEuropeEurope

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

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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

RussiaRussia

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

ChinaChina

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

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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-eastSouth-east AsiaAsia

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

Japan

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 PacificSouth Pacific

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

AustraliaAustralia

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

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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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