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North America: South America North America: Statue of Liberty: New York, NY http://www.kidzworld.com/article/2512-statue-of-liberty-fun-facts# http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/statueofliberty.html Niagara Falls: New York and Canada http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/niagarafalls.html Grand Canyon: Arizona City of Teotihuacan: Mexico Rocky Mountains: Western USA Empire State Building: New York, NY http://www.kidscantravel.com/familyattractions/empirestatebuilding/funstuffkids /index.html (Building Facts - Section) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/empire_state.html Pyramid of the Magician: Mexico Yellowstone National Park: Wyoming Panama Canal: Panama White House: Washing D.C. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/inside-white-house South America: Machu Picchu: Peru Christ the Redeemer: Brazil Galapagos Islands: Equador Tiwanaku: Bolivia Angel Falls: Venezuela Nazca Lines: Peru Atacama Desert: Chile Itaipu Dam: Brazil The Andes: Chile, Bolivia, Peru http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/geology/platetectonics/andes.htm http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/andes-facts-3598.html Lake Titicaca: Peru, Bolivia Australia Sydney Opera House: New South Wales http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Oceaniaweb/factfile/Unique-facts- Oceania17.htm http://sydneyoperahouse.aussieblogs.com.au/facts-about-the-sydney-opera- house/ (click on side pages) Kakadu National Park: Northern Territory Great Barrier Reef: Coast of Queensland http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/greatbarrierreef.html http://www.greatbarrierreef.com.au/great-barrier-reef-facts/for-kids/ Parliament House: Canberra Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park: Northern Territory Twelve Apostles: Victoria Sydney Harbour Bridge: New South Wales Bungle Bungle Range: Western Australia Federation Square: Victoria Coober Pedy: South Australia Port Arthur: Tasmania Pinnacles Desert: Western Australia Africa: Victoria Falls: South Africa Pyramids and Sphinx: Giza, Egypt http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/sphinx.htm http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/egyptianpyramids.html Sahara Desert: North Africa Kruger National Park: South Africa Temples at Abu Simbel: Egypt Aswan High Dam: Egypt Ngorongoro Crater: Tanzania Great Mosque of Djenne: Mali Mount Kilimanjaro: Tanzania/Kenya Churches of Lalibela: Ethiopia Europe: Little Mermaid: Denmark Alhambra: Spain Mont Blanc: France Stonehenge: England http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/stonehengemyst ery.htm http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/stonehenge-facts-3573.html Brandenburg Gate: Germany Roman Baths: England Colosseum: Italy The city of Venice: Italy Parthenon: Greece Kremlin: Russia Asia: Taj Mahal: India http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/tajmahal.html http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/the_taj_mahal.htm http://kinooze.com/2012/09/20/the-taj-mahal/ Terracotta Warriors: China Mount Everest: China http://www.alanarnette.com/kids/everestfacts.php http://iinterestingfacts.blogspot.com/2010/03/interesting-facts-about-mount- everest.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/mount-everest-facts-for-kids.html Angkor Wat: Cambodia Great Wall of China: China http://www.great-wallofchina.com/the-great-wall-of-china-facts-for-kids.html http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/18_great-wall.html http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/the_great_wall_of_china.htm Dead Sea: Egypt Temple of Borobudur: Indonesia Imam Mosque: Iran Mount Fuji: Japan Cappadocia: Turkey Khyber Pass: Pakistan-Afghanistan Western Wall: Jerusalem .
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