Victoria Falls

LO:  I can identify facts about the Victoria Falls
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LO:  I can identify facts about the Victoria Falls

Slide 1 - Slide

Name as many of the 7 natural wonders of the world as you can.

Slide 2 - Open question

Did you get them all?
The Grand Canyon        The Northern Lights
Guanabara Bay            Paricutin Volcano
          Mount Everest              The Great Barrier Reef
and        Victoria Falls

Slide 3 - Slide

In this lesson we are going to find out about the Victoria Falls.
It is one of the world's largest waterfalls.

Slide 4 - Slide

Slide 5 - Video

What is a continent?
A
A big country
B
An island
C
A large landmass, often with many countries
D
A holiday resort

Slide 6 - Quiz

How many continents are there?
A
12
B
5
C
7
D
20

Slide 7 - Quiz

Which continent is the Victoria Falls in?
A
Africa
B
Europe
C
Asia
D
South America

Slide 8 - Quiz

The Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the
 Zambezi River in Africa.
  
It is on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Slide 9 - Slide

Use the following slide to help you to mark the Victoria Falls on your map of Africa.

Slide 10 - Slide

Slide 11 - Slide

The waterfall was named after the British monarch, Queen Victoria, by the explorer David Livingstone in 1855 but the local people still call it The Smoke That Thunders in their own Sotho language (Mosi-oa-Tunya).

Slide 12 - Slide

The waterfall is 1,708m wide and some unique species of animals and plants are found there.
Its width of 1,708m and its height of 108m make it the world's largest sheet of falling water.

Slide 13 - Slide

The plateau (an area of flat, high ground) of Victoria Falls, over which the Zambezi River flows, was formed during the Jurassic period, about 200 million years ago.


Slide 14 - Slide

Which two countries is the Victoria Falls between?
A
England & Wales
B
France & Spain
C
Brazil & Paraguay
D
Zambia & Zimbabwe

Slide 15 - Quiz

Which British queen were the falls named after?
A
Queen Mary
B
Queen Victoria
C
Queen Elizabeth
D
Queen Anne

Slide 16 - Quiz