GEOGRAPHY FUN FACTS

1. The Great Wall of China Approximately 3,000 miles long Built to ensure protection from invaders Some say more than 100,000 people died during construction

2. Canada Ottawa is the capital According to Canadian Geography website Canadians eat more macaroni and cheese than any other nation Mail Delivery is Mon. – Fri. only

3. Afghanistan Taliban Burqas for women in Taliban controlled areas

4. Australia Smallest Continent Southern Hemisphere so seasons are exact opposite of US Australia was where The British originally sent their prisoners Sydney Opera House

5. Nepal Landlocked – south asia Hindus – Buddhists – Muslims One of the poorest and least developed countries Mount Everest – highest in the world

6. Mongolia Has one of the lowest population densities in the world Gobi Desert

7. Sweden Sweden, Finland, and Norway make up the Scandinavian Peninsula.

8. Russia Siberia Two Continents Lake Baikal

9. Rome Italy is shaped like a boot Italian Peninsula Italy is home to Venice

10. India Completed in1648 – a famous emperor built it as a tomb for his wife.

11. Michigan

12. Indiana

13. China Most Populated Communist

Alabama – It has 3 A’s and 1 B 14. Alabama – It has 3 A’s and 1 B

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16. Mt. Rushmore South Dakota George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln 1927 – construction began 1939 – construction completed

17. A River Nile – longest river