40183 journey around the world matching exercises

Match the names of famous landmarks to the pictures. Then
read the information about some of them and write their
names on the line.
The bell in the clock tower of the
British Houses of Parliament:
___________________________

1 Sagrada Família
2 Sydney Opera House
3 Eiffel Tower

__

The home and office of the US President
at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in
Washington DC. It is built of stone
painted white:

4 Triumphal Arch

_____________________________

5 White House

The highest mountain in Africa and the

6 Kilimanjaro

highest free-standing mountain in the
world:
_____________________________

7 Angkor Wat
A large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona,

8 Colosseum
9 Big Ben
10 Easter Island
Statues
11 Stonehenge
12 Empire State
Building
13 St Peter’s Basilica

designed by Antoni Gaudí. Although
incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site:
_______________________

A freestanding bell tower, known
worldwide for its unintended tilt to one
side:
_____________________________

This build-up is the oldest of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World and the only
one to remain largely intact. It was built as
a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu:
_____________________________

14 Leaning Tower of

A famous prehistoric monument which

Pisa

stones, one inside the other:

consists of two circles of large standing
_____________________________

15 Mount Rushmore
16 The Great Pyramid
of Giza

It was erected in 1889 as the entrance arch
to the 1889 World’s Fair. It was named
after its engineer. Its nickname is ‘The Iron
Lady’.:
_____________________________


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2

Match the names of famous landmarks to the pictures. Then
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read the information about some of them and write their
names on the line.
The bell in the clock tower of the
British Houses of Parliament: Big
Ben

1 Sagrada Família
7

1
4

2 Sydney Opera House
3 Eiffel Tower

The home and office of the US President
at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in
Washington DC. It is built of stone
painted white: White House

4 Triumphal Arch
1
5

1
1

5 White House
6 Kilimanjaro

The highest mountain in Africa and the
highest free-standing mountain in the
world: Kilimanjaro

7 Angkor Wat
1

4

A large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona,

8 Colosseum
9 Big Ben
10 Easter Island

5

3

Statues

designed by Antoni Gaudí. Although
incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site: Sagrada Família

A freestanding bell tower, known
worldwide for its unintended tilt to one
side: Leaning Tower of Pisa

11 Stonehenge
12 Empire State
Building
9

1
6

1
3

1
0

13 St Peter’s Basilica

This build-up is the oldest of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World and the only
one to remain largely intact. It was built as
a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu: The Great
Pyramid of Giza

14 Leaning Tower of

A famous prehistoric monument which

Pisa

stones, one inside the other: Stonehenge

consists of two circles of large standing

15 Mount Rushmore
16 The Great Pyramid
of Giza

It was erected in 1889 as the entrance arch
to the 1889 World’s Fair. It was named
after its engineer. Its nickname is ‘The Iron
Lady’.: Eiffel Tower