Region- "Zimbabwe's summer lasts from October to April and is hot and wet. The winter, from May to September, is cool and dry. Average temperatures in the country range between 54 and 85 °F (12 and 29 °C), and average rainfall varies from 15 inches (38 centimeters) a year in the west to 50 inches (130 centimeters) in the east. (Logan 1)” ● Winter: May to September- cool and dry- 54 degrees to 85 degrees fahrenheit ● Summer: October to the next April- hot and wet ● Rainfall: 15- 50 inches ● Animals: cows, fish, and birds ● Plant life: trees, bushes, corn, grain, and wheat http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article
?id=ar616875&st=zimbabwe Location- Victoria Falls “Known as the Mosi-oa-Tunya http://www.worldbookonline.com/contents/common-conte
nt/wbe-content/mp/lg/mp000265.gif (smoke that thunders).” “It lies between Zambia and Zimbabwe, about halfway between the mouth and the source of the Zambezi River. The British explorer David Livingstone sighted Victoria Falls in 1855. He named it in honor of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (“Victoria Falls”).” http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?i
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Lat: -17° 55' 27.9984" Long: 25° 51' 24.0012" http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html ● in Zimbabwe, Africa ● over 80 miles away from the 16 degrees South Latitude line ● isn’t very close to the mountains ● close to the border of Botswana and near other rivers/ bodies of water http://www.places.co.za/html/victoria-falls.html
Human Environment Interaction- Victoria Falls is one of the most popular tourist sites in the world! Things to do: ● abseiling ● bungee jumping ● flights over Victoria Falls ● elephant and horseback trails ● walk with cheetahs and lions ● gorge swing ● hydrospeeding ● kayaking ● river boarding ● swim below the Falls ● white water rafting ● canoe rides Place- Victoria Falls is the place to go for a vacation! Niagara Falls is over twice as small. The size of Vic. Falls can vary from 256 feet at the right bank to 355 feet in the center (“Victoria Falls”). Also, the falls creates a mist that can be seen from over a dozen miles away. Once the water going down hits the bottom, it sprays back up high enough to see. "Stone artifacts from the hominin Homo habilis have been identified near the falls and show that early humans may have lived here two million years ago (“Victoria Falls”)” (symbolism). Like the Mesa Verde, it’s possible that people may have lived in the stone at Victoria Falls. In conclusion, Victoria Falls is filled with fun activities and places to explore. Movement- ● you can fly and take a boat to Africa ● have to drive to the falls or take a tour bus ● walk around the park with a tour guide and other tourists ● able to walk around the national park ● several fun activities to do once there ● you are able to plan flights from mostly all over the world http://www.travelstart.co.za/lp/vic-falls/flights Allusion: Gorge Swing http://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/high-wire.html http://www.creativeretirementplanning.net/Page_9.html http://www.movieposterdb.com/poster/e0adfc84 “The Smoke That Thunders” Victoria Falls, one of the world’s largest waterfalls, was discovered in 1855 by Dr. David Livingstone (“Victoria Falls”). This enormous waterfall is located in Zimbabwe, Africa. Actually, him and his team were on a journey to explore one of Africa’s largest rivers, the Zambezi, but instead, they discovered Victoria Falls ("Dr. David Livingstone: Discovery of Victoria Falls"). Eye- witness: "The whole scene was extremely beautiful; the banks and islands dotted over the river are adorned with sylvan vegetation of great variety of color and form…no one can imagine the beauty of the view from anything witnessed in England. It had never been seen before by European eyes, but scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight (hyperbole). (“Livingstone Discovers Victoria Falls, 1855”).” http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/livingstone.htm