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Study Guide Landmarks Social Studies, Grade 3
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LANDMARKS
What
is
a
Landmark?
A
landmark
is
any
prominent
object
on
land
that
can
be
used
in
determining
location
or
direction.
A
memorial
is
a
special
kind
of
landmark
which
was
built
to
honor
and
remember
a
person,
a
group,
or
event.
World
Landmarks
•
Great
Wall
of
China
-
longest
structure
ever
built,
it
can
be
seen
from
space
•
Mt.
Everest,
between
Nepal
and
Tibet,
the
highest
mountain
in
the
world
is
5.5.miles
high
•
Mt.
Fuji
-
Japan-
3
volcanoes
•
Stonehenge,
Britain
-
monolithic
rocks
stand
in
a
huge
circle
•
Tower
of
London
–
stone
tower
built
to
hold
prisoners
in
medieval
England
•
Big
Ben
-
London
clock
tower
•
Eiffel
Tower
-
wrought
iron
300
m
high
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•
Pyramids
at
Giza
•
Sphinx
-
a
statue
that
has
the
face
of
a
pharoah
and
the
body
of
a
lion
•
Taj
Mahal
-
Agra,
India
-
a
beautiful
palace
built
as
a
burial
place
for
Shah’s
wife
in
1630
•
Roman
Colosseum
-
Italy
-
Gladiators
fought
in
this
huge
amphitheatre
•
Leaning
Tower
of
Pisa
•
Ayers
Rock
-
monolith
in
Australia
•
Sydney
Opera
House
-
Australia
-
built
to
look
like
the
sails
of
a
ship,
situated
in
Sydney
Harbor
•
Rock
of
Gibraltar
-
a
large
rock
at
the
entrance
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
It
is
often
seen
in
advertising
as
a
symbol
of
strength
and
endurance.
•
CN
Tower
in
Toronto,
Canada
-
world’s
tallest
at
1814’
•
The
Vatican
-
A
small
city
within
Rome,
Italy
where
the
leader
of
the
Catholic
Church,
the
Pope,
lives
and
works.
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Landmarks
in
the
United
States
•
Lincoln
Memorial
-
a
huge
statue
of
Abraham
Lincoln
seen
sitting
in
a
chair
in
Washington,
D.C.
•
US
Marine
Memorial
-
Iwo
Jima
Memorial
in
Arlington,
VA
•
Liberty
Bell
-
was
rung
to
announce
the
signing
of
the
Dec.
of
Independence
in
Philadelphia.
It
has
a
wide
crack
in
it.
•
Independence
Hall
-
Philadelphia
PA
-
Declaration
of
Independence
and
Constitution
signed
here
•
FDR
Memorial
-
in
Washington,
DC
has
4
rooms
for
each
of
his
presidential
terms
of
office
•
Vietnam
Veterans
Memorial
-
a
Wall
of
Names
of
men
and
women
who
died
in
Viet
Nam
War
•
Mt.
Rushmore
in
Black
Hills
of
South
Dakota
-
The
faces
of
Washington,
Jefferson,
T.
Roosevelt
and
Lincoln
are
carved
out
of
rock
in
the
side
of
a
hill.
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•
Gateway
Arch
-
St.
Louis,
Missouri
-
630
feet
wide
at
base,
630
feet
high
-
tallest
monument
in
US
•
Statue
of
Liberty
-
On
Bedloes
Island
(now
Liberty
Island)
in
NY
harbor
-
gift
from
France
in
1884.
It’s
real
name
is
Liberty
Enlightening
the
World.
She
holds
a
book
with
July
4,
1776
inscribed.
•
Ellis
Island
-
a
museum
in
the
harbor
of
NY
which
honors
immigrants
•
Empire
State
Building
-
one
of
the
tallest
skyscrapers
in
New
York
City
•
Monticello
-
Thomas
Jefferson’s
home
in
Charlottesville,
VA
•
Mt.
Vernon
-
George
Washington’s
home
on
Potomac
River
in
VA
•
Grand
Canyon
-
Arizona
-
217
miles
long,
4-18
miles
wide,
1
mile
deep,
carved
by
the
Colorado
River
•
Niagara
Falls
-
a
powerful
waterfall
between
New
York
State
and
Ontario,
Canada
•
Golden
Gate
Bridge
-
San
Francisco,
CA
•
Women’s
Hall
of
Fame
-
Seneca
Falls,
NY
•
Wrigley
Park
–
Chicago
famed
baseball
stadium
•
Fenway
Park
–
Boston
famed
baseball
stadium
•
Yankee
Stadium
-
in
the
Bronx,
New
York
another,
newer
famed
baseball
stadium
•
Sears
Tower
-
in
Chicago,
Illinois
is
1728
ft
tall
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