1. It is an acronym for ________________________________________________ It is an organization under which world peace-keeping organization? _________________________ What ‘s UNESCO’s mission or purpose?_______________________________________________ Its headquarters is located in which city? _________________ How many places are labeled a UNESCO World Heritage Site? ____________ Directions! Read Carefully!!!!! You are going to spend some time researching and locating a few of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This will be a project grade!! 1. You will be assigned a tablet for use in this classroom. When you get your laptop, login. 2.Pick up the project worksheet and begin researching. The project worksheet will be turned in to Ms. Devine. 3.Go to Student Share and find the WORLD GEOGRAPHY FOLDER! 4.Open up the Word Document titled UNESCO. This document will have all the websites needed to complete this project. 5.Start by answering the questions below. Use the UNESCO website listed to help you out! 8.Use the list of websites to answer all the questions listed by each site. You will need to READ and RESEARCH to answer these! Be specific on locations. (ie: the Grand Canyon is located in Arizona, USA) 9. Once done with all of this, identify all 12 locations on your World Map! UNESCO Name _____________________

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3. World Heritage Site 1 World Heritage Site 2 World Heritage Site 3 Angkor Wat What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ Interesting Facts(at least 2) Victoria Falls What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ What is its nickname? _________ Interesting Facts(at least 2) Serengeti What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ What body of water is to the west of the Serengeti? ___________ Interesting Facts(at least 2)

4. World Heritage Site 4 World Heritage Site 5 World Heritage Site 6 Machu Picchu What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ In which Mt. range is it located? _____ Interesting Facts(at least 2) Iguazu Falls What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ What does Iguazu mean? _______ Interesting Facts(at least 2) Great Wall of China What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ Interesting Facts(at least 2)

5. World Heritage Site 7 World Heritage Site 8 World Heritage Site 9 Banua Rice Terraces What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ On which specific island are they found? __________ Interesting Facts(at least 2) Mt. Kilimanjaro What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ How tall is it(feet)? ______ Interesting Facts(at least 2) Taj Mahal What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ Interesting Facts(at least 2)

6. World Heritage Site 10 World Heritage Site 11 World Heritage Site 12 Great Barrier Reef What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ In which body of water is it found? ________________ Interesting Facts(at least 2) Sydney Opera House What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ When was it completed? ______ Interesting Facts(at least 2) Grand Canyon What is it? _________________ Where is it located? ____________ What river carved it? ___________ Interesting Facts(at least 2)