World Geography SOL WG.4 “Cultural Landscapes” By Mr. Singleton
Latin America & the Caribbean Mayan Pyramid at Chichen Itza (right) Mayan City - Tikal (above) Incan City - Machu Picchu (above)
Europe (France) The Eiffel Tower Parisian Nights Gothic Cathedrals Chartres (above) Notre Dame (below) Parisian Nights Arc de Triomphe (above) The Louvre (below) La Grande Arche
Europe (Great Britain) From Left to Right: Big Ben A windmill Westminster Abbey Stonehenge A Scottish castle
Europe (Greece & Italy) Clockwise from Bottom Left: Leaning Tower of Pisa The Parthenon The Roman Forum The Cathedral of Florence The Colosseum (Coliseum) The Pantheon St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
The United States & Canada (1) Clockwise from Bottom Left: U. S. Capitol Building The White House Fanueil Hall (Boston) French-Canadian Stop Sign Independence Hall (Philadelphia) The Statue of Liberty Jefferson’s Monticello The Golden Gate Bridge
The United States & Canada (2) Counter-Clockwise from Bottom Left: St. Louis Gateway Arch The Mall of America (top) The Empire State Building (bottom) The Flatiron Building (NYC Skyscraper) The World Trade Center (pre-9/11) The Sears Tower (Chicago) Washington D. C. Beltway © 1960s A Wheatfield The United Nations Headquarters (NYC)
Southwest Asia (the Middle East) Jerusalem Sites (From Left to Right): Church of the Holy Sepulcher The Dome of the Rock The Western Wall (top left) Jerusalem City Wall (bottom left) Istanbul Sites: Hagia Sophia (above) Suleyman Mosque (right) Other Middle Eastern Sites: An Oil Rig (above left) The Kaaba in Mecca (above right)
Africa (Northern & Sub-Saharan) Clockwise from Top Left: Great Zimbabwe (SE Africa) A Bazaar or suq (N. Africa) The Sphinx (Egypt) The Pyramids at Giza (Egypt)
Russia & Central Asia Counter-Clockwise from Top Left: A Siberian village St. Basil’s Cathedral Soviet-style Apartment Building The Kremlin Red Square
South & Southeast Asia 2 Views of Angkor Wat in Cambodia (Left & Right) From Left to Right: A Floating Market The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Taj Mahal in India
East Asia 2 Examples of Japanese-style architecture, often called “pagoda” (right & bottom) The Great Wall of China (above)
Australia, the Pacific Islands & Antarctica Antarctic Research Station Sydney Opera House (Australia) Pacific Island Thatched Roof House