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LO: I can identify facts about the Victoria Falls
Slide 1 - Diapositive
Name as many of the 7 natural wonders of the world as you can.
Slide 2 - Question ouverte
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 - Diapositive
In this lesson we are going to find out about the Victoria Falls.
It is one of the world's largest waterfalls.
Slide 4 - Diapositive
Slide 5 - Vidéo
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 - Diapositive
Use the following slide to help you to mark the Victoria Falls on your map of Africa.
Slide 10 - Diapositive
Slide 11 - Diapositive
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 - Diapositive
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 - Diapositive
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 - Diapositive
Which two countries is the Victoria Falls between?