This was done about three years ago by two former students. I figured I would post it on our class web site so kids could use it as notes for our Ages of Warfare unit.
This was done about three years ago by two former students. I figured I would post it on our class web site so kids could use it as notes for our Ages of Warfare unit.
Historical The Three Gorges, Yangtze, ChinaJerry Daperro
A selection of old and rare photos, taken in the late 1940s, of The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, the longest river in China. The Powerpoint slideshow presentation also includes a few recent photos of the Three Gorges for comparison
Look through the PP and see questions in italics on the last s.docxSHIVA101531
Look through the PP and see questions in italics on the last slide.
Answer those questions
Culture Hunt # 4
Beautiful views of Russian nature
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Baikal Lake
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is located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia at Irkutsk oblast Buryat republic of Russia
Is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world. Lake Baikal contains roughly 20% of the world's surface fresh water.
is the world's oldest and deepest lake
is the deepest, and among the clearest of all lakes in the world.
Baikal lake
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Geysers Valley
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the second largest concentration of geysers in the world
The "pulsating" geysers of Kamchatka were discovered by a local scientist, Tatyana Ustinova, in 1941.
On June 3, 2007, a massive mudflow influenced two thirds of the valley
The consequences of the change is not yet clear
Geysers Valley (Kamchatski Krai)
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Valaam Island
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is an archipelago in the northern portion of a lake
is best known as the site of the 14th century Valaam Monastery and for its natural beauty
The island is permanently inhabited by monks and families. In 1999, there were about 600 residents on the main island; including army service personnel, restoration workers, guides and monks
The climate and natural history of the island are unique because of its position
The island is covered by coniferous woods
Most of the plants were cultivated by monks
Valaam Island
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Weathering Pillars
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is a unique geological monument located on the plateau of Man’-Pupu-Ner in Russia.
The geological monument is the composition of pillars with the height of 30 to 42 meters.
The pillars appeared as the result of ancient mountains erosion.
There are numerous legends about the pillars among the local people.
Weathering Pillars (Komi Republic)
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Elbrus mountain
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is located at Kabardino-Balkaria republic and Karachay-Cherkessia republic
is an inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range
is also the highest mountain in all of Europe
The climb to Elbrus is not technically difficult, but it is physically arduous because of the elevations and the frequent strong winds
Elbrus mountain
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1. How old is Baikal Lake? What is the average depth of Baikal Lake? How much of the world’s surface fresh water does the Lake Baikal contain?
2. How high is mountain Elbrus?
3. Where the Valaam Island is located?
4. How one can reach the Valley of Geysers (a mode of transportation)?
5. How many weathering pillars are located on the plateau in Komi Republic of Russia?
Questions to answer
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CULTURE HUNT # 5
Read the information that blended historical events and geographical places. Answer five questions highlighted in bold.
1. The Moscow Kremlin and the Red Square is the historical centre of Moscow. Moscow Kremlin is also a symbol of Russia. The Kremlin is overlooking Red Square and the Moscow River and the Alexander garden. The Kremlin has been reconstructed many times. The present red brick walls and towers ...
This presentation tackles about Asian Literature, more specifically, about Japan Literature. It discusses more about the literature that is made every period.
Hello people! This handout introduces us to the world of England literature in the 20th century. Included also in the handout is a sample literary piece which is The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad
This piece consists of a report on the Oseredok Library and Museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, surveys the library collection, and presents interviews with important patrons.
We spoke a few weeks ago about the mass murder of the leadership stratum of the Polish nation by the Soviet secret police in the Katyn Forest in April 1940. We discussed that genocidal atrocity in the light of the ongoing Jewish campaign to portray Jews as the principal victims of the Second World War and to collect reparations from the rest of the world today. A good deal of interest in that broadcast was expressed by listeners, many of whom had not been acquainted previously with the facts of the Katyn atrocity. Today I will explore this general subject further. I will tell you about the fate of the Ukrainian nation at the hands of the Soviet secret police.
44. Kwai (Khwae Noi) - a river in western Thailand near the border with Burma, flows into the
Gulf of Thailand. During the Second World War two bridges were built across the river.
During the building many Allied prisoners of war were killed. The river and the events of
the war was made famous by the film The Bridge on the River Kwai. The David Lean
film was based on the novel by Pierre Boulle of the same title.
When the Japanese entered the Second World War, they immediately began to wonder
how to avoid the blocking the Bay of Bengal by the Allies. The search for a different way
between the gained lands, stretched from Singapore to the northern border of Burma.
Theydecided that the best solution would be to build a railway - linking stations in Burma
and Thailand. They marked trail through the valley of the River Kwai, although the area
was almost inaccessible to man.
Work on both ends of the railway line began in June 1942. It's hard to believe that up to
60 thousand slaves were forced to work. Allied prisoners of war, later expanded the
number to 200 thousand. Allied prisoners and Asian forced laborers, with the help of
primitive tools, cut through three million cubic meters of rock and built nearly fifteen
kilometers of bridges. When, after fifteen months the line was completed, it fully
deserved to be called the "Railway of Death." The cost of lives rose to 16 thousand
prisoners and 100 thousand. Asian workers.
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45. The need to build a crossing over the River Kwai Yai, in the north of the place called
Kanchanaburi Makkham, was one of the biggest obstacles in the construction of the
railway. The steel bridge components were imported from Java, and assembled only by
means of blocks and ropes. Right next to the steel bridge a temporary wooden bridge
was built, and the first train crossed in 1943. Steel construction was completed three
months later. Both bridges were severely damaged by Allied bombers in 1944 and 1945.
Only pilons of the wooden bridge remained, while the steel bridge was repaired after the
war and is used today.
In what conditions the Allied prisoners of war lived and worked, you can see at the the War
Museum located near the bridge. The museum is a copy of the barracks of death. Crudely
cobbled together bunks, dozens of photographs showing prisoners of the allied zombies
standing in a line next to the arrogant Japanese officers. The interesting exhibition also
consists of newspaper articles and photos. When the conditions in the camp
deteriorated, the Japanese banned drawings depicting camp life and these had to be
done in secret on stolen scraps of toilet paper. On the basis of a few of them, made by a
British prisoner of war, Jack Chalker, paintings were later done. The most shocking parts
of the exhibition are drawings and pictures showing the torture.
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46. Why did this incredibly cruel treatment of prisoners by the Japanese begin? Well, their
brutality was a consequence of samurai bushido code, according to which the soldier
should not surrender, rather choosing ritual suicide. As people devoid of honor, allied
prisoners were denied any rights. Rations were very small, the work lasted for eighteen
hours, after which often followed the march to the next camp. Many prisoners died of
beri-beri, while others fell victim to exhaustion caused by dysentery. The coming of the
monsoon season started the spread of cholera and malaria. It is said that each sleeper
on the Thai - Burmese railway cost the death of one man.
Kanchanaburi cemetery, where most of the dead Allied POWs are buried is a
depressing sight. The immaculately manicured lawns and gardens can be found here.
The graves of 6,982 prisoners of war are arranged in even rows, For many of the
unknown soldiers the stone tablets read only, "the man who gave his life for his
country." The others bear the names, dates and names of their units. You can see that
most of the people buried here died at the age of 25 years.
The history of construction of the "death railway" inspired a former prisoner, Frenchman
Pierre Boulle, to write the novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai." Based on this novel,
David Lean in 1957, made a film that really made the bridge in Kanchanaburi so
frequently visited by tourists.
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