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प्रश्न
Now each group representative from the previously formed groups, should narrate the information to the class, using proper attractive sentences.
उत्तर
Africa is the second largest continent in the world. It is known for its rich flora and fauna and its abundant natural wealth. Though most of the population resides in the rural areas, there are many vibrant cities like Cairo, Lagos, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam in the continent.
It has plenty sight-seeing places of tourist interest like Kruger National Park, Victoria Falls, Pyramids of Giza, Marrakech, Mount Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, etc.
The cuisine of this continent is unique. Some of the famous dishes include Biltong, Fufu, Mandazi, Jollofrice, Biryani, and Piri Piri sauce. It is home to a wide variety of wild life including the African elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, wildebeest, oryx, zebras, giraffe, antelope, and so on.
The continent can be divided according to the different types of regions of vegetation like tropical rainforests, savannah grasslands, Sahara, Namib, and Kalahari deserts.
With a population of about 1 billion, the African continent consists of people belonging to various tribes and cultures. Christianity, Islam, and other native religions are followed by the people. Africa is known for its rich tribal culture and its scenic beauty.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Pair up with your partner and answer the following question.
Have you heard about the wonders of the world?
Pair up with your partner and answer the following question.
What does UNESCO stand for?
Pair up with your partner and answer the following question.
Do you know of any Heritage building in your own city?
Heritage Sites - Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top.
Great Barrier Reef
Mount Fuji
Grand Canyon
The Pyramids
Panda Sanctuaries
Machu Picchu
Vatican City
Great Wall of China
Your teacher will explain the ‘Heritage Cycle’.
By understanding (cultural heritage) people value it.
By valuing it people want to care for it.
By caring for it, it will help people enjoy it. From enjoying it, comes a thirst to understand. By understanding it____________
With the help of your partner complete the information in the table.
| Tourist spot | Favourite | Why? |
| Park | ||
| Mountain | ||
| Beach | ||
| Sea | ||
| Forest | ||
| Countryside/Rural site |
What kind of sites are protected and maintained by the International World Heritage Programme?
How many world Heritage sites were there around the world?
What is the tenure of the World Heritage Committee?
What are our duties towards the preservation /conservation of any historical site?
Why should we preserve the World Heritage Sites?
What is the role of World Heritage Sites in developing tourism in any country?
Complete the following.
| Year | Establishment | Role |
| 1954 | ____________ | ____________ |
| 1959 | ____________ | ____________ |
| 1965 | ____________ | ____________ |
| 1968 | ____________ | ___________ |
| 1972 | ____________ | ____________ |
The famous dam situated in Egypt on River Nile is ____________.
The conference based on Human Environment was held at ____________.
The highest number of World Heritage Sites are located in ____________.
____________ can delete/exclude a site from World Heritage list.
World Heritage Sites - Make a poster about World Heritage Sites, specifying some details and specialties about each of them.
I can talk about the world:-
Form groups of 6 to 8 students. Each group should select any one Continent and share the following information about each.
- Important cities
- Sight-seeing places of tourist interest
- Food speciality-cuisine
- Wild life
- Different types of region and vegetation.
- Human life
Prepare a Travel Brochure or Leaflet of your native place or any town/historical place/hill station to attract tourists using the points below.
| 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 ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
Write the importance of the years given below, with reference to World Heritage Sites.
| Year | Importance |
| 1959 | ________________________ |
| 1965 | ________________________ |
| 1968 | ________________________ |
| 1972 | ________________________ |
| 2009 | ________________________ |
The famous dam in Egypt on River Nile ____________
The World Heritage Sites include __________________.
Why should we preserve the World Heritage Sites?
What is the role of World Heritage Sites in promoting tourism in any country?
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.
B1. Read the following passage and do the activities:
- International World Heritage Program is administered by ______.
- UNESCO
- WHO
- WHC
- UN
- World Heritage Sites are significant ______.
- Naturally and culturally
- Naturally and traditionally
- Naturally and literary
- None of these
- Which site played a role in historical Chinese art and literature?
- Aswan High Dam
- Mount Huangshan
- Abu Simbel Temple
- Egyptian artefacts
- UNESCO launched an international campaign in ______.
- 1950
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
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A World Heritage Site is a site determined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to have significant cultural or natural importance to humanity. As such, the sites are protected and maintained by the International World Heritage Programme which is administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, because World Heritage Sites are places that are significant culturally and naturally, they vary in type but include forests, lakes, monuments, buildings and cities. World Heritage Sites can also be a combination of both cultural and natural areas. For example, Mount Huangshan in China is a site with significance to human culture because it played a role in historical Chinese art and literature. The mountain is also significant because of its physical landscape characteristics. HISTORY OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES 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 started 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. |
B2. Briefly describe the international campaign launched by UNESCO in 1959.
B3. Make sentences using the following phrases.
- Play a role
- Scores of
B4. Rewrite the following sentences using 'not only' and 'but also'.
- World Heritage Sites can also be a combination of both cultural and natural areas.
- Egypt started plans to build the Aswan High Dam to collect and control water from the Nile River.
B5. How do you think can an individual conserve and protect a World Heritage Site?
