Q.2 (A) Read the following passage and do the given activities : (10 marks)As of 2009, there are 890 World Heritage Sites that are located in 148 countries (map). 689 of these sites are cultural and include places like the Sydney Opera House in Austr…

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Q.2 (A) Read the following passage and do the given activities : (10 marks) As of 2009, there are 890 World Heritage Sites that are located in 148 countries (map). 689 of these sites are cultural and include places like the Sydney Opera House in Australia and the Historic Center of Vienna in Austria. 176 are natural and feature such locations as the U.S.’s Yellowstone and Grand Canyon National Parks. 25 of the World Heritage Sites are considered mixed i.e. natural and cultural Peru’s Machu Picchu is one of these. Italy has the highest number of World Heritage Sites with 44. India has 36 (28 cultural, 7 natural and 1 mixed) World Heritage Sites. The World Heritage Committee has divided the world’s countries into five geographic zones which include (1) Africa, (2) Arab States, (3) Asia Pacific (including Australia and Oceania), (4) Europe and North America and (5) Latin America and the Caribbean. WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN DANGER Like many natural, historic and cultural sites around the world, many World Heritage Sites are in danger of being destroyed or lost due to war, poaching, natural disasters like earthquakes, uncontrolled urbanization, heavy tourist traffic and environmental factors like air pollution and acid rain. A1. Match the World Heritage Sites given in Column ‘A’ with the names of the countries given in Column ‘B’ : (2) Column ‘A’ (World Heritage Sites): (i) Machu Picchu (ii) Sydney Opera House (iii) Yellowstone National Park (iv) Historic Centre of Vienna Column ‘B’ (Countries): (a) Australia (b) Austria (c) The U.S. (d) Peru A2. Complete the following web : Dangers to the World Heritage Sites (four boxes) (2) A3. Classify the following words in the given table (Adjectives / Verbs) : (natural, allocate, protect, heavy) (2) A4. Do as directed : (2) (i) Pick out the subordinate clause and name it : There are 890 World Heritage Sites that are located in 148 countries. (1) (ii) World Heritage Sites are in danger. (Frame a Verbal Question) (1) A5. How can we pr...

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A1. (i) Machu Picchu – (d) Peru; (ii) Sydney Opera House – (a) Australia; (iii) Yellowstone National Park – (c) The U.S.; (iv) Historic Centre of Vienna – (b) Austria A2. Dangers: war; poaching; natural disasters like earthquakes; uncontrolled urbanization (also: heavy tourist traffic, air pollution and acid rain) A3. Adjectives – natural, heavy; Verbs – allocate, protect A4. (i) “that are located in 148 countries” – adjective (relative) clause, qualifying “World Heritage Sites”. (ii) Are World Heritage Sites in danger? A5. We can preserve our historical monuments by not scribbling on walls or littering at the sites, and by following the rules for visitors. The government should restore and maintain them with expert help, control the number of tourists and check pollution near them. Awareness campaigns in schools and the media can teach people that these monuments are our shared heritage, which we must protect for future generations.

Q.2 (A) Read the following passage and do the given activities : (10 marks)As of 2009, there are 890 World Heritage Sites that are located in 148 countries (map). 689 of these sites are cultural and include places like the Sydney Opera House in Austr…

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