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The Role of World Heritage Committee is
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The Role of World Heritage Committee is to establish sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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| Year | Establishment | Role |
| 1954 | ................ | ................ |
| 1959 | ................ | ................ |
| 1965 | ................ | ................ |
| 1968 | ................ | ................ |
| 1972 | ................ | ................ |
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______ can delete/exclude a site from World Heritage list.
The tenure of World Heritage Committee is ______ years.
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| A | B | ||
| (i) | Identify cultural and natural sites | a | green, local based, stable and decent jobs. |
| (ii) | Identify sites of | b | of outstanding universal value across countries. |
| (iii) | Identify sites that represent | c | preserve outstanding sites and natural resources. |
| (iv) | UNESCO seeks to | d | tourism. |
| (v) | World Heritage Sites should have | e | an asset for economic development and investment. |
| (vi) | World Heritage Sites should | f | protect these sites. |
| (vii) | World Heritage Sites serve as | g | best examples of world’s cultural and/or natural heritage. |
| (viii) | World Heritage Sites should ensure | h | special importance for everyone. |
| (ix) | It should at large develop | i | relevant development plan policies. |
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| Do’s | 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 |
Complete the following flow chart by choosing the option given below to show how any site of any country can become a World Heritage Site.
Options:
- Inclusion of the name of site from tentative list to the nomination file.
- Name of the site is inscribed on the World Heritage List after meeting the criteria.
- Inclusion of the name of site for the nomination in a tentative list after an inventory in country or State.
- Decision of the World Heritage Committee after review of the nominated file.
- A review of the included file by the advisory bodies.
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| Nearest Railway Station ________________________ Nearest Air Port ________________________ Nearest Bus Stand ________________________ |
| Top five spots to visit ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Special features of this spots ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Have Fun! Entertainment ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Mouthwatering/special cuisine ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Other nearby sight-seeing spots ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
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| Year | Importance |
| 1959 | ________________________ |
| 1965 | ________________________ |
| 1968 | ________________________ |
| 1972 | ________________________ |
| 2009 | ________________________ |
The place where the conference based on Human Environment was held __________________.
The country in which the highest number of World Heritage Sites are __________________.
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- 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.
Complete the following flow- chart by choosing from the options given below to show how any site of any country can become a World Heritage Site.
| Take an inventory |
| ↓ |
| ↓ |
| ↓ |
- Inclusion of the name of a site from the tentative list to the nomination file.
- Name of the site is inscribed on the World Heritage list after meeting the criteria.
- Inclusion of the name of site for the nomination in a tentative list after an inventory in the country or the state.
- Decision of the World Heritate Committee after review of the nominated file.
- A review of the file included by the advisory bodies.
Match the pairs to define different roles of the World Heritage Sites.
| A | B | ||
| 1 | Identify cultural and natural sites | a | green, local based, stable, and decent jobs |
| 2 | Identify sites of | b | of outstanding universal value across countries |
| 3. | Identify sites that represent | c | preserve outstanding sites and natural resources |
| 4. | UNESCO seeks to | d | tourism |
| 5. | World Heritage Sites should have | e | an asset for economic development and investment |
| 6 | World Heritage Sites should | f | protect these sites |
| 7. | World Heritage Sites serve as | g | best examples of world’s cultural and/or natural heritage |
| 8. | World Heritage Sites should ensure | h | special importance for everyone |
| 9 | It should at large develop | i | relevant development plan policies |
Make a list of sites from our State that are included in the World Heritage Sites. Try to visit one of them. Write the importance of that World Heritage Site. Also, write your impression of it in your notebook.
