Christ the Redeemer
True or False
Christ the Redeemer was accepted the first time the statue was proposed.
False. It was rejected multiple times.
10x saltier - the Dead Sea is hypersaline!
True or False.
The Great Wall of China is the length of the United States.
False.
It is almost 3x the length of the United States!
North Carolina to California, back to North Carolina, and to California!
The pyramids are located on the east bank of what river in Egypt?
The Nile River. Also known as the land of the setting sun.
What makes the Nepal flag unique?
It's triangular.
Christ the Redeemer is located in what continent and country? (must get both correct)
South America, Brazil
What is a nickname for Petra?
Lost City or Rose City
How many Chinese regions/provinces does the Great Wall go through?
15 regions
What country and continent are the Great Pyramids located?
The Himalayan Mountain Range straddles what two countries?
Nepal and China.
Christ the Redeemer is made out of ________.
(reinforced concrete, granite, marble)
Where does the Dead Sea receive water?
The Jordan River
What kind of rice was used a mortar while building the Great Wall?
Sticky rice.
A type of rice that is glutinous, glue-like! Grown in southeast Asia.
The pyramids have shrunk over the years. Explain two ways they have.
Looters, time, erosion, harsh desert weather
Avalanches, falling rock and ice, exhaustion, treacherous terrain, hypothermia, altitude sickness
Christ the Redeemer was chosen as one of the seven New Wonders of the World. What American statue was it chosen over?
Statue of Liberty
Christ the Redeemer is newer and smaller, yet more pervasive!
Name the two countries between the Dead Sea.
Jordan and Israel
What continent and country is the Great Wall of China found?
Asia, the country of China.
What was an interesting fact about the Nile River and how it flows?
It flows south to north due to the elevation.
How many camps are there on Mt. Everest? (base and going up mountain)
2 base, 4 going up mountain, 6 total camps
True or False. Christ the Redeemer has never been struck by lightning.
False. The statue has been struck multiple times.
Petra was built by a nomadic tribe. The city was used as a stop for camel caravans traveling. Petra is 1/2 way between what two seas?
The Dead Sea and the Red Sea.
Who built the Great Wall of China and how did they feel about building it?
soldiers, peasants, and convicts were forcibly recruited to build the wall
Many died from falling rocks.
When describing a 3D shape such as a pyramid what are two math terms that can be used to describe it?
base (bottom), vertex (point), edges (lines), face (flat part), 3D (not flat)
Describe a Sherpa and the need for one.
an ethnic group of people from the Himalayas who are often guides to Mt. Everest, live in valleys around the mountain
hired for the expertise and experience at high altitudes