Starter quiz
- Which of these countries is in North America?
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Ecuador
- Mexico ✓
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- Which of these countries is in South America?
- Barbados
- Belize
- Colombia ✓
- Costa Rica
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- Match these major cities and countries.
- Havana⇔Cuba ✓
- New York⇔USA ✓
- Quito⇔Ecuador ✓
- Rio de Janeiro⇔Brazil ✓
- In which of these countries is a large area of the Amazon rainforest found?
- Brazil ✓
- Canada
- Chile
- Haiti
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- In which of these countries is the Grand Canyon found?
- Argentina
- Ecuador
- Mexico
- USA ✓
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- Latitude describes how...
- far east or west a location is from the Prime Meridian
- far north or south a location is from the Equator ✓
- high above or below sea leave a location is
- many different plant and animal species live in a location
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Exit quiz
- Which of these countries is closest to Antarctica?
- Canada
- Chile ✓
- Paraguay
- USA
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- Which of these tourist attractions is not a physical geographical feature?
- Empire State Building ✓
- Grand Canyon
- Iguacu Falls
- Salar de Uyuni
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- Which of these tourist attractions is not a human geographical feature?
- Aconcagua ✓
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Machu Pichu
- Universal Studios
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- Match these tourist attractions and countries.
- Banff National Park⇔Canada ✓
- Machu Pichu⇔Peru ✓
- Galapagos Islands⇔Ecuador ✓
- Grand Canyon⇔USA ✓
- Match these tourist attractions and countries.
- Iguacu Falls⇔Brazil ✓
- Isla Diablo⇔Panama ✓
- Torres del Paine⇔Chile ✓
- Universal Studios⇔USA ✓
- Match each capital city with its approximate line of latitude.
- Buenos Aires (Argentina)⇔35 degrees S ✓
- La Paz (Bolivia)⇔16 degrees S ✓
- Mexico City (Mexico)⇔19 degrees N ✓
- Washington DC (USA)⇔39 degrees N ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- People are attracted to visit places as tourists for different reasons.
- There are lots of different physical and human landmarks in the Americas and these can be mapped.
- Physical features such as mountain ranges, rivers and the coastline can be part of a tourist itinerary.
- Major cities are often used as transport hubs which act as a starting point from which tourists can explore an area.
Common misconception
Learners may be confused about the difference between physical and human geographical features.
Physical geography features are part of the natural world whereas human features have been created or changed by humans.
Keywords
Tourist attraction - A tourist attraction is something that people travel to see or do.
Physical geographical feature - A physical geographical feature is natural and has not been built by humans.
Human geographical feature - A human geographical feature is something that humans have made or built.
Route - A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.
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