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Question
Write the importance of the years given below, with reference to World Heritage Sites.
| Year | Importance |
| 1959 | ________________________ |
| 1965 | ________________________ |
| 1968 | ________________________ |
| 1972 | ________________________ |
| 2009 | ________________________ |
Solution
| Year | Importance |
| 1959 | UNESCO launched an international campaign to dismantle and move the Abu Simbel temples to higher ground. |
| 1965 | A White House Conference in the United States called for a “World Heritage Trust” to protect both, historic and natural sites. |
| 1968 | The International Union for Conservation of Nature developed goals to protect both, historic and natural sites. |
| 1972 | The International Union for Conservation of Nature presented their goals at the United Nations conference on Human Environment and the Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference on November 16, 1972. |
| 2009 | There were 890 World Heritage Sites located across 148 countries. |
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| 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.
