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- 3. The Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains are a mountain range that stretches from Alaska to New Mexico They are the largest mountain range in the United States! They stretch a total of 3,000 miles They are a younger mountain range they are only 80 million years old. -Skiing -Snowboarding -Hiking
- 5. New York New York is one of the best places to find American culture While their just walking around showed me the diverse American community. For Example at every turn of the eye I saw many different ethnicities. Which perfectly describes America because everyone is different.
- 7. World Trade Center • One of the many issues going on today in America is the growing fight and battle of terrorism. Terrorism is a very sad topic in New York because one of the worst terrorist attacks in history happened here. • Since then, there have been many wars that are still going on today to hopefully end this constant threat. In October of 2001, America sent their troops to Iraq to try to end terrorism. Since then the troops have pulled out of Iraq an know are fighting in Afghanistan.
- 9. Grand Canyon -Hiking -Nature walks -The Grand Canyon in located in Arizona -It was carved out by the Colorado River , which took around 2 billion years -The Canyons stretch 277 miles
- 12. Niagara Falls -I went on the Maid of the Mist, a boat that takes you up close to the falls -The Falls are shared between both Canada and the USA. -The largest waterfall is the Horseshoe Falls - The Falls dump 64,750 ft/s of water per sec.
- 14. Québec • Canada is influenced heavily by the Europeans. • They Speck both English and French • Hockey is their national sports are Ice Hockey (winter) and Lacrosse (summer) • They are a very diverse country
- 16. Northern Lights - Manitoba • The Northern lights are a BEAUTIFUL sensation in the sky caused by charged particles. • It was a great experience to see the sky dance.
- 18. Canadian Forests • A growing issue in Canada is the Environmental Problems. For Example – Air Pollution- Canada is a growing country and because of that there are many cities which means lots of pollution. – Logging- Canada has many large trees and with paper and wood being in high demand the amount of trees is decreasing.
- 20. London • London is great place to experience Europe because it is a Cultural Hearth. • A typical food found in London is Fish and Chips • The People over their dress the same as Americans
- 21. Swiss Alps • The Alps cover 65% of all the land in Switzerland • The largest Mountain is Monte Rosa it is 4,545 meters tall • The Mountains reach three Climate zones – The Subalpine – The Alpine – The Glacial -Skiing -Paragliding -Hiking
- 23. London • On May 22 2013 a Soldier was stabbed in London outside of his barracks • After the man was stabbed the one if the suspects was caught on video rambling on about what happened • When the police arrived both suspects were shot and are now hospitalized
- 25. Drive on Lake Baikal • Lake Baikal is a large lake in Siberia and every year in the winter it freeze and cars can drive over it • Lake Baikal is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world • It is the oldest lake also, they say it is 25 million years old. Driving on Lake Baikal was one of the scariest things I did while I was on my journey around the world.
- 26. Saint Basil's Cathedral • The church was built in 1555-61 by Ivan the terrible • It was originally known as Trinity Cathedral • Location: Red Square, Moscow • The bright colors and unique onion domes make it different from other churches. This church was very vibrant with all the different colors and designs. It was my favorite church too see on my journey
- 28. Russian Children • In Russia they recently passed a law that says Americans cannot adopt Russian children. • Russian President Vladimir Putin signed this in December of 2012 and now people even in the process of adopting will not be able to adopt.
- 30. Himalayas • The Himalayas is a mountain range with some of the largest peaks in the world. • The largest mountain: Mount Everest its peak is 29,029 feet. • Himalaya means “abode of snow” -I climbed the largest peak in the world -skiing -visited local tribes
- 32. Chinese Market • Chinese markets are traditional ways that people who make goods, sell them • This tradition is very old their was no grocery stores to go to this was/still is their grocery store
- 33. Korea • North Koreas leader Kim Jong-un is famous for his leadership in North Korea • He is very violent for example: He has been threatening to send a Nuclear Bomb over to America. • His people worship him even though he does bad things • Kim Jong-un teaches his people to hate Americans • He has been in office since his father died in 2011
- 35. Great Barrier Reef • The GBR is the largest chain of reefs in the world • 2,900 individual reefs • 1,600 miles long • Tourism in the reefs is the largest source of revenue in the area -snorkeling -glass bottom boats -Sunset cruise
- 37. Outback • The Aborigines are the native Australians they were in Australia before the Europeans • They were from southern Asia but came to Australia 40,000 years ago
- 38. Uluru • Uluru is a large rock in the middle of the Outback, that the Aborigines believe in a sacred place. • The issue is that because the Uluru is believed to be sacred the Aborigines are fighting to get their land back. • In 1983 the Prime Minster signed a document saying that in 99 years the Aborigines can have their land back
- 40. Western Esplanade Beach a.k.a Junkanoo Beach Located in Nassau, it has turquoise water and fine, white sand. When the temperature heats up, this is the place to be! Restaurants and snack bars are only a few steps away!
- 41. Caribbean Islands • If you go during the winter you can experience the yearly festival of Junkanno! • The festival happens two times a year: – December 26 and again on New Years Day. • Bahamians make elaborate disposable costumes, then everyone hits the streets for parties and night parades. -Party -Watch Parades
- 43. Aruba • Natalee Holloway went on a vacation to Aruba for her senior year • Natalee was partying one night with her friends and was never seen again • Their have been some suspects but none were guilty • She has been proven dead but her body has still not been found
- 45. The Nile River • The Nile River is the longest river in the world running for a total of 4,000 miles. • The Nile empty’s out in the Mediterranean Sea. Which means that the Nile flows north. • 95% of the Egyptian people use water from the Nile -Surfed the Nile -Went boating
- 47. Ancient Egypt • Ancient Egypt is known for their unique pyramids and statues that have perfect math and angles. • Ancient Egypt was discovered by King Menes in 3150 BC and ended in 332 BC • Egypt has very fertile ground do to the Nile River • Egypt has a unique culture because something's are Modern something's date back thousands of years ago
- 48. Poor Africa • Africa is has some of the poorest countries in the world and because of that they don’t have much money they are very malnourished • Over 300 million live on one dollar a day with access to no clean water -Helped the Poor people -Built homes -Gave out food
- 51. Andes Mountains • The Andes are the longest mountain range in the world stretching almost the whole left side of South America • The tallest peak in the Andes is Aconcagua it is 22,837.3 ft tall.
- 52. Peru • A tradition in Peru is to ride an Alpaca into the Andes mountains • Alpacas are also used for their soft fur • This may seem strange to us but this is a tradition dating back hundreds of years.
- 54. Mexico • Drug Trading is one of the greatest crime threat to the United States • There have been many efforts to try to stop this but there are so many cartels it will never end • 90% of Cocaine and 80% of Meth enters the USA through Mexico
- 56. Rub Al-Khali • Rub Al-Khali means “empty quarter” or “where know one comes out” • Dunes can reach 800 feet tall • 10 years can pass without rain • Temperatures can reach 150
- 57. Jerusalem • There are three major religions that all trace back to Jerusalem Christianity Judaism Islam The Old Testament The New Testament Jesus is the Messiah The Old Testament Jesus was a Teacher The Old Testament The New Testament and a little more
- 58. Israel and Palestine • After WW2 the UN felt bad for the Jews and gave them the land of what is now Israel • The problem was the Palestinians were still living their • The Israeli people over the years have been taking more and more of The Palestinians land which has created an outbreak Palestinian People Protesting