Alyson Rogers
Pennington
World Geography
5 December 2015
The Amazing Race Project - Europe
Step 1
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London, England
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Paris, France
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Dublin, Ireland
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Venice, Italy
Step Two
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London, England
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London Eye
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Big Ben
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Buckingham Palace
Paris, France
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Eiffel Tower
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The Louvre
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Notre Dame de Paris
Amsterdam, Netherland
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Anne Frank House
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Rijksmuseum
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Dam Square
Dublin, Ireland
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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Guinness Storehouse
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Dublin Castle
Venice, Italy
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Doge’s Palace
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Grand Canal
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Bridge of Sighs
Step 3
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London, England
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England’s capital
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Population: 8.539 million (as of 2014)
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Coordinates: 51.5072N, .1275 W
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Relative location: Northwest of the English Channel, East of Ireland,
South of Scotland, South-west of the North Sea, Northeast of the Celtic
Sea
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Football (soccer) is the most popular sport
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More than 300 nationalities
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Many historic buildings
Paris, France
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France’s capital
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Population: 2.244 million (as of 2010)
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Coordinates: 48.856 N, 2.3508E
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Relative Location: western Europe, bordered by Andorra, Belgium
Luxemburg, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Spain, and Switzerland
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One of the world’s leading business and cultural centers
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Many museums and theaters
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Known for fashion
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Netherland’s capital
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Population: 779,808 (as of 2011)
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Coordinates: 52.3667N, 4.9000E
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Relative Location: Northeast Europe, bordered by Belgium and Germany
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Built entirely on water
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Highest number of nationalities out of any over city in the world
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Over 85% of people in Amsterdam can speak multiple languages
Dublin, Ireland
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Capital of The Republic of Ireland
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Population: 527,612 (as of 2011)
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Coordinates: 53.3478 N, 6.2597W
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Relative Location: west of UK, southwestern of Northern Ireland
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Most people are Roman Catholic
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Speaks English
Venice, Italy
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Capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region
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Population: 260,060 (as of 2012)
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Coordinates: 45.4375 N, 12.358E
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Relative Location: Northeastern part of Italy, along the Adriatic Sea
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Famous art centers
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Historic architecture
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Many carnivals and festivals
Step 4
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London, England
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London Eye
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Height: 443’
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Opened March 9, 2000
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Ferris wheel
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View of Big Ben from the top
Big Ben
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Height 316’
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Opened in 1859
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Clock tower
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Architect: Augustus Pugin
Buckingham Palace
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Place where the reigning monarch lives and works
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Opened in 1703
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Architects: John Nah, Edward Blane, Aston Webb, Thomas Cubitt,
& William Winde
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Paris, France
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Eiffel Tower
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Name after Gustane Eiffel, whose company designed and built the
tower
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Height: 984’
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Opened on March 31, 1889
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Architects: Gustane Eiffel & Stephen Sawastre
The Louvre
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One of the world’s largest art museums
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Established: 1792
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Directors: Henri Loyrette & Jean-Lue Martineg
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Where the Mona Lisa is
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Used as a storeroom for Nazis for stolen art during WWII
Notre Dam de Paris
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Construction started: 1163
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Opened: 1345
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Height: 315’
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Architects: Pierre de Montrevil, Jean-Baptiste- Antoine Lassus, &
Jean de Chelles
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Catholic Cathedral
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Anne Frank House
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Hiding place for the Frank family during WWII
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Is currently a museum
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Founder: Otto Frank
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Architect: Dink van Delft
Rijksmuseum
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National museum
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Dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam
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Director: Wim Pijbes
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Architect: Pierre Cuypers
Dam Square
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A square in the city
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Popular tourists attraction
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Places on Dam Square: Royal Palace, National Monument,
Madame Tussauds, tours, etc.
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Dublin, Ireland
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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Roman Catholic Cathedral
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Opened: 1191
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The National Cathedral
Guinness Storehouse
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Famous brewery for Ireland’s “signarture” beer
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Tours & tasting
Dublin Castle
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Was seat of the UK government until 1922
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Now an Irish government complex
Venice, Italy
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Doges Palace
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Palace
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Opened: 1424
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Architects: Bartolomea Bon, Filipeo Calendario, Antonio
Abbondi, Andrea Bregno, & Giovanni Bon
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Grand Canal
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Forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city
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Used for public transport (water buses and water taxis)
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Length: 2 miles
Bridge of Sighs
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Made of white limestone and windows with stone bars
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Opened: 1602
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Length: 36’
Step 5
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London, England
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London Eye
1. What big tourist attraction can you see from the top for the London Eye?
2. What year was the London Eye built?
3. How tall is the London Eye?
4. Why do you think the London Eye is a such a popular tourist attraction, considering it
is just a big ferris wheel?
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Big Ben
1. How tall is the Big Ben?
2. What year was the Big Ben opened?
3. What is the function of the Big Ben?
4. If you were the architect is charged of building the Big Ben, what would you tell
people the reason for building it was?
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Buckingham Palace
1. What is the function of the Buckingham Palace?
2. What year was the Buckingham Palace opened?
3. How many architects worked on the Buckingham Palace?
4. Why do you think they still use the Buckingham Palace as a place for royalty to live
if they aren’t the main ones in power?
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Paris, France
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Eiffel Tower
1. Who was the Eiffel Tower named after?
2. How tall was the Eiffel Tower?
3. What year was the Eiffel Tower opened?
4. Why do you think the Eiffel Tower is such a big tourist attraction?
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The Louvre
1. What year was The Louvre established?
2. What did the Nazis used the Louvre as during WWII?
3. Which easily known piece of art is in the Louvre?
4. Why do you think the Louvre is such a big tourist attraction?
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Notre Dame de Paris
1. What is the function of Notre Dam de Paris?
2. What year did construction for the Notre Dam de Paris?
3. What is the height of Notre Dam de Paris?
4. Why do you think that a building this old is still standing and used today?
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Anne Frank House
1. What was the function of the Anne Frank House during WWII?
2. What is the current function of the Anne Frank House?
3. Who is the founder of the Anne Frank House?
4. Why do you that a member of the Frank family decided to turn their hiding place
from WWII into a museum?
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Rijksmuseum
1. What is the function of Rijksmuseum?
2. Who is the director of Rijksmuseum?
3. Who was the architect of Rijksmuseum?
4. “Rijksmuseum” translates to “The State Museum.” Why do you think it’s called that?
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Dam Square
1. What is one thing you can do in Dam Square?
2. What is the function of Dam Square?
3. What is another thing you can do in Dam Square?
4. Why do you think Dam Square is such a big tourist attraction?
 Dublin, Ireland
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
1. What is the function of St. Patrick’s Cathedral?
2. What year was St. Patrick’s Cathedral opened?
3. What type of cathedral is St. Patrick’s Cathedral?
4. Why do you think that such an old building is still being run and used?
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Guinness Storehouse
1. What is the function of the Guinness Storehouse?
2. What can you do at the Guinness Storehouse?
3. What is made at the Guinness Storehouse?
4. Why do you think the Guinness Storehouse is such a popular tourist
attraction?
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Dublin Castle
1. What was the old function of the Dublin Castle?
2. What is the current function of the Dublin Castle?
3. What is the old function of the Dublin Castle?
4. Why do you think a place of government is a popular tourist attraction?
 Venice, Italy
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Doge’s Palace
1. What is the function of Doge’s Palace?
2. What year was Doge’s Palace opened?
3. Who were the architects of Doge’s Palace?
4. Why do you think Doge’s Palace is a popular tourist attraction?
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Grand Canal
1. What is the function of the Grand Canal?
2. How long is the Grand Canal?
3. What type of transportation is used on the Grand Canal?
4. If you were a tourist, why would you want to go to the Grand Canal?
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Bridge of Sighs
1. What is the Bridge of Sighs made of?
2. When was the Bridge of Sighs opened?
3. How long is the Bridge of Sighs?
4. If you were to go to the Bridge of Sighs, what would you do?
Step 6
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