Parícutin
Michoacán, Mexico
Parícutin
• A cinder cone volcano
• Official height varies reported as 9,101
feet (2,774 meters) or 10,397 feet (3,000
meters)
• Last erupted in 1952
• Youngest in America and birth witnessed
by a human
Excursion Task
• Task:
– Look at the items that are possible to buy.
– Decide what items you will need.
– Circle the items that you need to buy.
– Find the total amount of money that you will
owe.
– Find how much money you will have left over.
I have ₩410.00 to spend on my excursion to Parícutin.
Flippers=
₩92.00
Food= ₩87.50
Snow Coat=
₩64.29
Shorts=
₩20.00
Oven= ₩68.52 Sleeping Bag= Boots= ₩53.55
₩75.00
Tent=
₩100.00
Hat= ₩18.45
Water Bottle=
₩4.52
Sandals=
₩12.01
Snow Pants=
T-Shirt= ₩6.32
₩49.99
Snow Hat=
₩34.29
Lantern=
₩50.00
Total amount:
Amount left over:
Places you will visit:
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Great Barrier Reef
Victoria Falls
Mount Everest
Norther Lights
Grand Canyon
Great Barrier Reef
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Largest coral reef system in the world
Consists of over 2,900 separate reefs
Stretches over 1,600 miles (2,600 km)
Can be seen from outer space
The 133,000 square miles (344,000 km)
includes 900 islands
Victoria Falls
• Also called Mosi-oa-Tunya meaning
“smoke that thunders.”
• Largest waterfall based on width and
height
• One mile wide (1.7 km) and 360 feet high
(108 meters)
• Two national parks (Zambia) and
(Zimbabwe) protect the falls
Mount Everest
• Highest mountain in the world, represents
the highest spot on the earth's surface
• Summit reaches a peak of 29,029 feet
(8,848 m)
• Located in the Himalaya mountains on the
border between Nepal and Tibet
• Also known as Chomolungma
Northern Lights
• Also known as polar auroras
• The northern lights are the most notable,
but a southern aurora does occur in the
southern hemisphere
• No specific or consistent measurements
• Appear as glowing sheets or dancing
waves
Grand Canyon
• The canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long
• The width ranges from 4 to 18 miles (6.4
to 29 km)
• The depth is over one mile (1.83 km)
• Majority is housed within Grand Canyon
National Park