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CLIL Geography

Natural wonders

1 Look at the photos. Where do you think these places are?

2 Read the article and answer the questions.

1 The Grand 2 New Zealand sits on two tectonic plates. The
Canyon is North Island and some parts of the South Island sit
in the state on the Australian plate, while the rest of the South
of Arizona, Island sits on the Pacific plate. Because these plates
USA. It is are constantly moving and grinding into each other,
446 km long, New Zealand gets a lot of geological activity and
up to 29 km earthquakes. It
wide and as also has some
much as 1,800 spectacular
metres deep. geothermal areas.
Nearly two The city of Rotorua
billion years is the main centre
of the Earth’s for geothermal
geological activity with plenty
history are visible where the Colorado River has cut of mud pools,
a channel through the layers of rock. There are many geysers, and hot
waterfalls along the river. The Havasu Falls are the springs and its well-
most famous. The waterfalls consist of one main known ‘Sulphur
chute that drops over a 30m vertical cliff. City’ smell.

1 How was the Grand Canyon formed? 3 Why does New Zealand get a lot of earthquakes?
2 How high are the Havasu falls? 4 What can you see in Rotorua?

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3 Listen and complete the factfile.
CD1
Factfile

The Atacama Desert
Where is it?
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How big is it?
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What sort of desert is it?
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What is the average rainfall?
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WEBQUEST
Find out:
What special geographical features are there in your country?
How and when were they formed?

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