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Question
How many world Heritage sites were there around the world?
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Solution
There are 890 world Heritage sites around the world.
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What do heritage sites in the world include?
Mount Huangshan is situated in____________
The highest number of World Heritage Sites are located in ____________.
Complete the following information from the text.
| Tasks | Activities to |
| Preservation of any historical site → (Duties) | |
| Preserving World Heritage sites → (Reasons) | |
| Promoting tourism → (Role) |
Following are the ways to preserve ‘World Heritage Sites.’ Transfer these points into a small paragraph. Suggest a title.
Practical conservation of posterity
Human/animal trespassing to be prohibited
Monitored/controlled/restricted access
Threat of local administrative negligence to be removed
Read the points given in column ‘A’ specifying Dos towards the prevention of any historical site. Write Don’ts in column ‘B’ specifying things that should not be done.
| Dos | Don’ts | |
| (i) | Obey rules and regulations. | |
| (ii) | Maintain discipline and order. | |
| (iii) | Maintain cleanliness. | |
| (iv) | Use dustbins and garbage bags. | |
| (v) | Observe silence | |
| (vi) | Maintain environmental safety. | |
| (vii) | Protect our country’s heritage |
The country in which the highest number of World Heritage Sites are __________________.
The Role of World Heritage Committee is
Read the following duties towards preservation of any historical site and make sentences about each of our duties.
- Obey rules and regulations-Visitors must obey the rules and regulations, displayed at the Entrance
- Maintain discipline and order
- Maintain cleanliness
- Use dustbins and garbage bags
- Observe silence
- Maintain environmental safety
- Protect our country’s history/heritage.
Read the following passage and complete the activities:
B1. Complete the given sentences by choosing the correct option: (2)
(i) The ______ on monuments and sites initiated a draft convention to create an international organisation responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
- International Peace Committee
- International Council
- International Health Committee
- World Heritage List
(ii) The famous dam situated in Egypt on River Nile is ______.
- Buzwaa High Dam
- Rizwa High Dam
- Aswan High Dam
- Kalwa High Dam
(iii) The idea of protecting cultural and natural heritage sites around the world began in the early ______ century.
- twentieth
- nineteenth
- eighteenth
- fifteenth
(iv) The project cost an estimated US $ 80 million, $ 40 million which came from ______ different countries.
- 35
- 55
- 25
- 50
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Although the idea of protecting cultural and natural heritage sites around the world began in the early twentieth century, momentum for its actual creation was not until the 1950s. In 1954, Egypt started plans to build the Aswan High Dam to collect and control water from the Nile River. The initial plan for the dam's construction would have flooded the valley containing the Abu Simbel Temples and scores of ancient Egyptian artefacts. To protect the temples and artefacts, UNESCO launched an international campaign in 1959 that called for the dismantling and movement of the temples to higher ground. The project cost an estimated US $80 million, $40 million of which came from 50 different countries. Because of the project's success, UNESCO and the International Council on Monuments and Sites initiated a draft convention to create an international organisation responsible for protecting cultural heritage. Shortly thereafter in 1965, a White House Conference in the United States called for a "World Heritage Trust" to protect historic and cultural sites but to also protect the world's significant natural and scenic sites. Finally, in 1968, the International Union for Conservation of Nature developed similar goals and presented them at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972. Following the presentation of these goals, the Convention concerning the Protecting of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by UNESCO's, General Conference on November 16, 1972. |
B2. Complete the following information from the passage: (2)
| Tasks | Reasons |
| (i) UNESCO launched an international campaign in 1959. | |
| (ii) A White House Conference in the United States called for a 'World Heritage Trust'. |
B3. Pick out and write any four adjectives from the passage: (2)
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
B4. Do as directed: (2)
(i) UNESCO and International Council on Monuments initiated a draft convention to create an international organisation responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
(Use 'not only ______ but also' in the above sentence.)
(ii) In 1968, the International Union for conservation of nature developed similar goals and presented them at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment is Stockholm, Sweden in 1972.
(Identify whether the above sentence is simple, compound or complex.)
B5. What measures will you adopt for prevention of any historical site? (2)
