World heritage sites

By Logan and Kyra.

Human creative genius: i. to represent great human creativeness.Interchange of values:ii. to show an important interchange of human values.Testimony to cultural tradition:iii. to bear a unique example of cultural tradition.Significance in human history:iv. to be an exceptional example of a type of building or architectural or technological group of small buildings.

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Traditional human settlement:v. to be a great example of human settlement, land usage or sea usage which is representative of a culture/s or human interaction with the environment. Heritage associated with events of universal significance:vi. to be directly associated with happenings or traditions, with ideas, beliefs and artistic and literary works of great world wide significance.

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Natural phenomena or beauty:vii. to contain great natural phenomena or areas of superb natural beauty and huge importance.Major stages of Earth's history:viii. to be amazing examples representing important stages of Earth's history, including the record of life and significant continuing geological processes in the development of landforms.

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Significant ecological and biological processes:ix. to be great examples representing important continuing ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of living organisms.

Significant natural habitat for biodiversity:x. to contain the most important natural habitats for the conservation of biological diversity, including those containing endangered species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.

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Criteria: human creative genius, interchange of values, testimony to cultural tradition and significance in human history. Angkor is located in the deep forests of Cambodia. People decided that it was a world heritage site in

1992. Angkor was built in the 12th century. Angkor is a Buddhist temple. The temple mountain was built as a spiritual home

for the ancient Hindu god Vishnu.

Angkor

Criteria: Human creative genius, Testimony to cultural tradition and Traditional human settlement. The islands are located in Chile and they were

designated in 1995. The stone block that are carved into the head

and torso figures are about 13 feet or 4 metres tall.

Most scholars suspect that the statues on the island were created to honour ancestors or chiefs of the island.

Easter Island

Criteria: natural phenomena or beauty, major stages of Earth's history, significant ecological and biological processes and significant natural habitat for biodiversity. The Great Barrier Reef is located in Australia

and was designated in 1981. 2,000 different fish species have been

identified on the Great Barrier Reef and new ones are usually found each year.

Great Barrier Reef

Criteria: human creative genius, interchange of values, testimony to cultural tradition, significance in human history and heritage associated with events of universal significance. The Great Wall is located in China and was

designated in 1987. 50% of the wall has already disappeared

because of destruction and 30% is crumbled into tiny, little pieces.

The Great Wall

Criteria: natural phenomena or beauty and cultural significance. Uluru is located in Alice Springs, Northern

Territory, Australia. Uluru is also known as Ayers Rock. Uluru is sacred to the Anangu people, the

Aboriginal people of that specific area. Uluru is 348 m (1,142 ft) tall and the total

circumference of Uluru is 9.4 km (5.8 mi).

Uluru

Criteria: human creative genius, testimony to cultural tradition, major stages of Earth's history and significant ecological and biological processes. It is one of the most important archaeological

sites in the world. When Machu Picchu was built 500 years ago

the Inca had no iron, no steel, and no wheels. Today Machu Picchu is far from excluded, in

fact, it is a must see for all tourists.

Machu Picchu

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By Logan and Kyra.

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