Unit 6 Nurturing Nature Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 6 Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas 课 堂 学 习 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 What do you know about these places? 2 What do these places have in common? 1 Starting out Huanglong, China: Located in the north of Sichuan, Huanglong is a historic and scenic area widely known for its colourful pools, hot springs, valleys, waterfalls, snow-capped peaks and diverse forest. The area also has a population of endangered animals, including the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey. Iguazú Falls, Argentina and Brazil: The Iguazú Falls stretch in width for 2.7 kilometres (or 1.7 miles). Their height varies between 60 metres (200 feet) and 82 metres (or 269 feet). They feature over 275 individual falls that thunder into the Iguazú River. Special walkways have been built around the Iguazú Falls to allow visitors to get close up to this wonder of their natural beauty and power. Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Located in north-east Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and the world’s tallest free standing mountain, about 5,895m above sea level. The mountain is encircled by mountain forest. Mount Kilimanjaro consists of three principal volcanoes: Kibo (centre), Mawensi (east), and Shira (west). Shira and Mawensi are extinct volcanoes. However, Kibo is a dormant volcano; it can erupt again. The mountain has been the subject of many scientific studies because of its shrinking glaciers and disappearing ice fields. Uluru, Australia: Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock and officially gazed as "Uluru / Ayers Rock", is a large sandstone rock formation in southwestern Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluru is sacred to the  Aboriginal people of the area. Uluru / Ayers Rock rises 348 metres above the surrounding desert plain and reaches a height 863 metres above sea level. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings.