2. Objectives and Navigation
• Learn facts about important natural wonders of our world and
where they can be found.
• Clicking within a box on the World Map slide will take you to a
specific Natural Wonder.
• Each slide has a photograph of a Natural Wonder that is
hyperlinked to an external source to learn more about that
Natural Wonder.
• Each slide also has navigation buttons above the photograph to
take you where you’d like to go next.
• If there is a green circle on the second photo, you click it again
to make it disappear.
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3. Why Natural Wonders are Important
Natural Wonders are events or places that occurred through
natural processes without human intervention; such as erosion,
plate tectonics, charged particles from the sun hitting atoms in
our atmosphere, etc.
It’s important to preserve these places and events for future
generations to witness how amazing our planet is. Otherwise
they’ll start to disappear like the Dead Sea and the Everglades.
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4. Click a box to learn about a Natural Wonder!
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5. Aurora Borealis
What is it? An electrical event where
luminous streamers or bands
appear in the sky.
Where is it? Anywhere close to the
magnetic poles, the middle
to high latitudes of either
hemisphere. Though the
Northern Hemisphere’s
aurora is brighter than the
Southern one.
Fun Fact: It’s impossible to predict where
and when the auroras will
appear. The best chance to
see an aurora is from March to
April and September to
October.
Click the green circle to see it from
space!
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6. Grand Canyon
What is it? A gorge that was created
through erosion. It’s
considered a natural wonder
due to the canyon’s coloring
and the overall scale and
size.
How long is it? 277 mi.
Where is it? In Arizona.
Fun Fact: More than 5 million people
visit the canyon every year and
all visitors must make
reservations in advance to see
it.
Click on the green circle to see a top
down view of the canyon!
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7. Parícutin
What is it? A volcano with a cinder core.
How high is it? 9,101 ft to 10,397 ft
(official reports vary)
Where is it? In Michoacán, Mexico.
Fun Fact: The formation and birth of this
volcano was witnessed by
humans from 1943 to 1952.
Within the first year, Parícutin
grew to three-quarter’s of its
current size.
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8. Harbor of
Rio de Janeiro
What is it? A bay that holds the largest
volume of water in the world.
How big is it? 19 mi long and 18 mi wide
at the widest point.
Where is it? Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fun Fact: The Harbor is also known as
Guanabara Bay. It’s
surrounded by granite
mountains that includes Sugar
Loaf, Corcovado Peak, and the
hills of Tijuca.
Click on the green circle for a picture of
the harbor at night!
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9. Victoria Falls
What is it? The largest waterfall in the
world.
How high is it? 360 ft.
Where is it? On the border of Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
Fun Fact: Victoria Falls is also called
Mosi-oa-Tunya, which means
smoke that thunders. The best
time to view the falls is during
the dry season. The rainy
season makes the air too misty
to see the bottom of it.
Click the green circle for a different view!
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10. Mount Everest
What is it? The highest spot on Earth.
How high is it? 29,029 ft
Where is it? In the Himalaya Mountains
which is between Nepal and
Tibet.
Fun Fact: It costs $25,000 to purchase a
climbing permit, from the
Nepalese government, climb to
the upper base camp. Hiking
around the base of Mount
Everest is free.
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11. What is it? The largest coral reef system
in the world
How long is it? 1,600 mi. long and
covers 133,000 sq mi.
Where is it? Along the NE coast of
Australia.
Fun Fact: The Great Barrier Reef can be
recognized from outer space.
When taking pictures of the
reef, it’s best to choose shallow
areas for better color accuracy
and brilliance. A strobe or flash
will help if you’re in deeper
waters.
Click the green circle for a close up!
Great Barrier Reef
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12. Pop Quiz!
1. What is another name for
the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro?
A. Montana Bay
B. Dead Sea
C. Cape Cod
D. Guanabara Bay
2. How was the Grand Canyon
created?
A. Explosives
B. Lots of people digging
C. Erosion
D. Mine blasting
A. Australia
B. China
C. Spain
D. Brazil
A. 500 ft
B. 360 ft
C. 100 ft
D. 1,000 mi
A. Parícutin
B. Mount Everest
C. Saint Helen
D. Sugar Loaf
T F
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3. Where is the Great Barrier
Reef located?
4. How high is Victoria Falls?
5. What is the name of the
volcano in Michoacán, Mexico?
6. You can predict where an
aurora will appear.
7. Mount Everest is found in
the Himalayas between
Nepal and Tibet.
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Choose the best answer by clicking on A, B, C, D, T or F.
13. Do You Think We Missed a Wonder?
Then go vote! The SevenNaturalWonders website wants
your vote to choose the next 7 Natural Wonders of Earth!
Click here to go vote!
You can choose any place in the
world, just give a description of
why you think it’s a Wonder and
upload a picture of it.
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Chatterly, Mark. September 4, 2009. The Grand Canyon 3. [Photograph]. Retrieved from
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Guanabara Bay. (2015). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from
http://www.britannica.com/place/Guanabara-Bay
Höglund, Göran (Kartläsarn). October 27, 2011. Tibet Mount Everest. [Photograph]. Retrieved from
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kartlasarn/6477880613/
Imler, Phillip. 2014. Seven Natural Wonders: Aurora Borealis, Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef,
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Mount Everest, Paricutin, and Victoria Falls. Retrieved from
http://sevennaturalwonders.org/category/the-original/
Kirsh, Michael. March 13, 2012. Grand Canyon Afternoon Blue Sky. [Photograph]. Retrieved from
https://flic.kr/p/v9UanE
Lanton, Zombie. Paroramica-Volcan-Paricutin-01. [Photograph]. Retrieved from
https://zombielanton.wordpress.com/fotografia/#jp-carousel-317
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16. Disclaimer
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copyright law. This material was obtained and used following a
reasoned analysis of the Fair Use exemption for educators. This
presentation may not be reproduced.
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