WorksheetsPart 4 - Landmarks & Tourist Sites
Total questions: 92
Worksheet time: 46mins
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This 160-floor structure is located in Dubai
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A marble structure located in India
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A place where Pharaohs were buried with their gold and jewels
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About 10% of the world’s fish species can be found in this place
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About 300 people are entombed in the icy crevices
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About a fifth of this place has been lost to deforestation
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An ancient structure located in Rome, Italy
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British man, Lee Thompson, was given permission to climb this structure as a marketing ploy for the Brazil World Cup in 2014
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Built in a way that the corners pointed to the Temple of Ra at Heliopolis.
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Built in Paris between 1881 and 1884 as a gift to America ) it was shipped in 350 individual pieces to be reconstructed when it arrived to its final destination)
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Built to commemorate 100 years since the French Revolution"
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Commissioned to be built by the Emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal who died in childbirth
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Commissioned to be built by the Emperor Vesuvius
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Composed of three volcanoes sitting atop each other:
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Considered an active volcano because it has erupted in the last 10,000 years (most recently in 1717)
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Considered sacred in the Japanese Shinto religion associated with the deity Konohanasakuya-hime
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Construction began during the Qin (pronounced Chin) Dynasty in 220 BC and took over 200 years to build
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Construction began in 1843 and was completed in 1859
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Construction of this structure began January 5, 1933, and ended on April 19, 1937.
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Construction: started on the 26th January 1887 and was completed on 31 March 1889
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Coral bleaching is a concern caused by overheating
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Earth’s magnetic fields guide this phenomena
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Fossils of sea creatures that existed 1.2 billion years ago have been found here
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Found in South America spanning nine different countries
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Gladiators fought here (fights between men and animals also took place here)
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Home to the Pirarucu (also known as the arapaima or paiche) - a carnivorous fish
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Some of the largest sand dunes in the world exist here - some are 180 metres tall
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In 1901 a woman named Annie Taylor put herself and her cat in a barrel and tumbled over the falls…and survived
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In one hand a torch, in the other a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776, in Roman numerals), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence."
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In the Lozi language, this place is called Mosi-oa-Tunya which translates to “The Smoke That Thunders”
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In the rainforest nearby, it rains every single day of the year! 24/7!"
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It boasts the highest outdoor observation deck in the world from where you can see almost the entirety of the city
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It is a site that belonged to the Incas before the Spanish occupation
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It is the largest amphitheatre ever built
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It is believed that construction started around 3,000 BCE, during the late Neolithic Age
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It spans 3.6 million square miles"
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It was built as a series of fortifications and is over 21,000 kilometres long - this makes it the longest structure ever built
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Located at the summit of Mount Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Located between Nepal and Tibet
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Located in 15 provinces across China
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Located in America and Canada
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Located in Cambodia, this is the largest religious site in the world
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Located in Egypt, they were built around 2,500 years ago
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Located in Jordan, this ancient city is referred to as The Lost City
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Located in Northern Africa
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Located in Palace of Westminster, London, UK
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Located in Paris, France
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Located in San Francisco, in the state of California
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Located in the mountains of south-Central Peru - the name translates to “Old Mountain”
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Located on Liberty Island in New York
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Made up of stones that weigh about 20 tons each - the heaviest is The Heel Stone
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Made up of three separate waterfalls - the largest is The Horseshoe Falls
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Nearly 1000 elephants were used to transfer the construction material for this structure
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Often referred to as the lungs of the Earth
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Originally built as a Hindu Temple dedicated to the God Vishnu, became a Buddhist Temple at the end of the 12th Century
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People struggle to reach base camp
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Pink snakes and rock squirrels call this place home
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Since 1644, when the Ming Dynasty was overthrown, no further work has been completed"
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Some believe it was an ancient burial ground, others believe it was a solar calendar
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Some people think this was a royal retreat and some think it was a sanctuary for the elite
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The capital of the Nabataean Empire, it is believed to have been established in 312 BC
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The colours emitted are caused by the gas and electrons in the atmosphere
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The construction is thought to have taken approximately 30 years, 300,000 laborers and 6,000 elephants
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The most famous clock in the world
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The name means “City of Temples” in Khmer
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The name means “dawn wind” - the first part is named for the Roman goddess of the dawn
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The name of this structure comes from the name of the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean,
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The project was mostly funded by Brazilian Catholics - construction begun in 1922
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The site of the failed Gulliver’s Travels Theme Park
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The site was rediscovered by an American named Hiram Bingham III
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The structure is painted a colour known as “International Orange”
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The Urn Tomb, The Silk Tomb, The Corinthian Tomb and The Palace Tomb - the four royal tombs
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The Whirlpool Aero Car is a cable car on the Canadian side"
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The world’s fastest elevator is located in this structure
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The world’s largest coral reef system
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There is a place known as The Moonlight Garden on the grounds of this structure
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They are guarded by the Great Sphinx"
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This is a famous landmark in the state of Arizona, USA
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This is the highest peak in the world above sea level, standing 8848 metres high
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This is the tallest man-made structure in the world
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This monument has an iconic torch which measures 12.8 metres in length
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This natural formation is part of the Colorado River Basin
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This natural structure is 1708 metres wide and 108 metres high
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This place can be found in two countries - Zimbabwe and Zambia
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This place stretches over 2,300km in length"
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This prehistoric, megalithic structure is located in Salisbury, UK
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This site has featured in the films “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and “The Mummy”
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This structure has appeared in many films including “101 Dalmatians” , “Peter Pan”, ""A Christmas Carol”, “The Parent Trap”, “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1951), “28 Days Later” (2003), “V for Vendetta” (2006)
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This structure has appeared in several films including: “Rio” (2011), “Fast and the Furious 5” (2011), “Romeo & Juliette” (1996), “2012” (2009)
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This structure was to be one the main attractions at the Paris World's Fair (covered the entire Champ de Mars) in 1889
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Used as the set for Star Wars
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Visible from areas around the Arctic (Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Scotland, Russia, Scandinavia, Canada, Greenland)
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