MegastructuresActivity1BuilttoBeBig1.What’sthisinthepicture?What’sthenameofit?2.Whatmakesitdifferentfromotherbuildings?Arethereanythingelseyouknowaboutit?3.WhatdoyouknowaboutLeonardodaVinci?Whydoyouthinkhispictureisplacedonpage3?Activity2AncientMegastructuresReadpages6-11.Trytoanswerthefollowingquestions.Howmanyancientmegastructuresareintroducedinthebook?Pleasenameallofthem.2.Whyweretheybuilt?3.Howweretheybuilt?Whydoyouthinkancientmegastructuresarebuiltinthesethreecountries?Howmanyancientmegastructuresareintroducedinthebook?Pleasenameallofthem.Activity2AncientMegastructuresActivity2AncientMegastructures2.Whyweretheybuilt?TheGreatPyramidswerebuilttoburyEgyptiankings.TheRomanAqueductswerebuilttocarryfreshwater.TheGreatWallofChinawasbuilttoprotectthepeople.Activity2AncientMegastructures3.Howweretheybuilt?TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltofheavylimestoneblocks.TheRomansbuilthighwallswithchannelsinriverbedstokeepwaterflowinginlow-lyingareas.TheGreatWallofChinawasbuiltentirelybyhandfromdirt,stones,wood,reedsandearth.Activity2AncientMegastructures4.Whydoyouthinkancientmegastructuresarebuiltinthesethreecountries?Maybeitisbecausetheeconomyandcultureinthesecountrieswerequiteadvanced.Activity3ModernMegastructuresReadpages12-25.Trytoanswerthefollowingquestions.Howmanymodernmegastructuresareintroducedinthebook?Pleasenameallofthem.2.Whyweretheybuilt?3.Howweretheybuilt?Activity3ModernMegastructuresHowmanymodernmegastructuresareintroducedinthebook?Pleasenameallofthem.Seven.theHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge,theCentralBankofKuwaitHeadquarters,theKingdaKa,theStormSurgeBarrier,theItaipuDam,thePetronasTowers,theChannelTunnel.Activity3ModernMegastructures2.Whyweretheybulit?TheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridgewasbuilttoreducethejourneytimebetweenthethreecities.TheCentralBankofKuwaitHeadquarterswasbuiltasanofficebuilding.TheKingdaKawasbuiltforentertainment.TheStormSurgeBarrierwasbuilttoprotectpeopleagainstdeadlyflooding.TheItaipuDamwasbuilttogeneratepowerforBrazilandParaguay.ThePetronasTowerswerebuiltforbusinessandentertainment.TheChannelTunnelwasbuiltfortransportation.Activity3ModernMegastructures3.Howweretheybulit?TheKingdaKawasbuiltwithspecialbrakestomakesurethecarswouldn’trollbackward.TheStormSurgeBarrierwasbuiltwithlargematswhichwerefilledwithsandandgravelunderthestructuretokeepitfromsinking.TensofthousandsofworkersshiftedtherouteoftheParanaRiver,sothatthedamcanbebuiltintherightplace.Constructionworkersdugdownalmost395feetandfilledtheholewithconcretesothatthetowerscanbebuiltonsolidground.Workersstartedworkingateachendandthenmetnearthemiddle.Activity4GroupPresentationCompletethemindmapwithsomebasicinformationaboutthemegastructureyourgrouptalkabout.MegastructureActivity5CompareandContrastTimes

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ofKuwaitHeadquarters；theKingdaKa；theStormSurgeBarrier；theItaipuDam；thePetronasTowers；theChannelTunneltheGreatWallofChinatheGreatPyramid；theRomanAqueduct,CentralBank

ofKuwaitHeadquarters；theKingdaKa；theStormSurgeBarrier；theItaipuDam；thePetronasTowers；theChannelTunneltheGreatWallofChina;theStormSurgeBarrierHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge;theChannelTunneltheGreatPyramidCentralBank

ofKuwaitHeadquarters;theKingdaKa;thePetronasTowerstheRomanAqueduct;theItaipuDamAncientTimesModernTimesAtHomeAbroadForProtectionForTransportationForRoyalFamilyForBusinessandEntertainmentForResourcesActivity6GroupDiscussionHowdoyoufeelaboutthemegastructuresintroducedinthe

book?2.Whydoesthe