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The famous dam in Egypt on River Nile ____________

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The famous dam in Egypt on River Nile Aswan High Dam.

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अध्याय 2.6: World Heritage - English Workshop [पृष्ठ ७९]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook 10 Standard SSC Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 2.6 World Heritage
English Workshop | Q 2.(b) | पृष्ठ ७९

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.

Have you heard about UNESCO?


Pair up with your partner and answer the following question.

Do you know of any Heritage building in your own city?


Do you know the difference between
(a) World Heritage
(b) Cultural Heritage


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


With the help of your partner complete the information in the table.

Tourist spot Favourite Why?
Park    
Mountain    
Beach    
Sea    
Forest    
Countryside/Rural site    

How many world Heritage sites were there around the world?


What is the role of World Heritage Committees?


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?


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 ____________.


Match the pairs to define different roles of the World Heritage Sites.

A

B

1. Identify cultural and natural sites

1. green, local based, stable, and decent.

2. Natural sites Identify sites of

2. of outstanding universal value across countries.

3. Identify sites that represent

3. preserve outstanding sites and natural resources

4. UNESCO seeks to

4. tourism

5. World Heritage Sites should have

5. an asset for economic development and investment.

6. World Heritage should

6. protect these sites.

7. World Heritage Site serves as

7. best examples of the world's cultural and/or natural heritage.

8. World Heritage Site should ensure

8. special importance for everyone.

9. It should at large develop

9. relevant development plan policies.


Complete the following information from the text.

Tasks Activities to
Preservation of any historical site → (Duties)  
Preserving World Heritage sites → (Reasons)  
Promoting tourism → (Role)  

Make a list of sites from our State which are included in the World Heritage Sites. Try to visit one of them. Write the importance of this World Heritage Site. Also, write your impression of it in your notebook.


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
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________

The country where Mount Huangshan is situated ____________


The body which can exclude a site from World Heritage list ____________


The World Heritage Sites include __________________.


There are around ____________ World Heritage Sites in the world.


We can get more information about World Heritage Sites from it __________________.


Complete the following Web by giving reasons why World Heritage Sites are in danger.


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
 
 
 
  1. Inclusion of the name of a site from the tentative list to the nomination file. 
  2. Name of the site is inscribed on the World Heritage list after meeting the criteria. 
  3. Inclusion of the name of site for the nomination in a tentative list after an inventory in the country or the state.
  4. Decision of the World Heritate Committee after review of the nominated file.
  5. 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

Do you know the difference between World heritage and Cultural 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.

  1. International Peace Committee
  2. International Council
  3. International Health Committee
  4. World Heritage List

(ii) The famous dam situated in Egypt on River Nile is ______.

  1. Buzwaa High Dam
  2. Rizwa High Dam
  3. Aswan High Dam
  4. Kalwa High Dam

(iii) The idea of protecting cultural and natural heritage sites around the world began in the early ______ century.

  1. twentieth
  2. nineteenth
  3. eighteenth
  4. fifteenth

(iv) The project cost an estimated US $ 80 million, $ 40 million which came from ______ different countries.

  1. 35
  2. 55
  3. 25
  4. 50

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)

  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. ______

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)


B1. Read the following passage and do the activities:

  1. International World Heritage Program is administered by ______.
    1. UNESCO
    2. WHO
    3. WHC
    4. UN
  2. World Heritage Sites are significant ______.
    1. Naturally and culturally
    2. Naturally and traditionally
    3. Naturally and literary
    4. None of these
  3. Which site played a role in historical Chinese art and literature?
    1. Aswan High Dam
    2. Mount Huangshan
    3. Abu Simbel Temple
    4. Egyptian artefacts
  4. UNESCO launched an international campaign in ______.
    1. 1950
    2. 1959
    3. 1958
    4. 1957

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.

  1. Play a role
  2. Scores of

B4. Rewrite the following sentences using 'not only' and 'but also'.

  1. World Heritage Sites can also be a combination of both cultural and natural areas.
  2. 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?


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