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World Heritage
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 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 
ö??? ? What do world 
heritage sites include ?
ö??? ? What significant 
aspects should a 
world heritage site 
have ?
l characteristics : 
distinguishing features
or qualities
l heritage : that which
is valued because
of historical/natural/
cultural importance
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World Heritage
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 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 
ö??? ? What do world 
heritage sites include ?
ö??? ? What significant 
aspects should a 
world heritage site 
have ?
l characteristics : 
distinguishing features
or qualities
l heritage : that which
is valued because
of historical/natural/
cultural importance
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 organization 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 Protection 
of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted 
by UNESCO’s General Conference on November 16, 
1972.
THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE 
Today, the World Heritage Committee is the main 
group responsible for establishing which sites will be 
listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 
Committee meets once a year and consists of 
representatives from 21 State Parties that are elected 
for six year terms by the World Heritage Center’s 
General Assembly. The State Parties are then responsible 
for identifying and nominating new sites within their 
territory to be considered for inclusion on the World 
Heritage list.
BECOMING A WORLD HERITAGE SITE 
There are five steps in becoming a World Heritage 
Site, the first of which is for a country or State Party 
to take an inventory of its significant cultural and 
l artefacts : any
objects made by a
human being
l scores of : plenty of,
many of
l initiated : began,
started
l dismantling :
disassembling, pulling
down
ö??? Why did a White 
House Conference in 
the United States call 
for a ‘World Heritage 
Trust’ ?
ö?? ? What does the World 
Heritage Committee 
consist of ?
ö?? Why did UNESCO 
launch an 
international campaign 
in 1959 ?
ö?? ? When was the 
convention concerning 
the protection of 
World Cultural and 
Natural Heritage 
adopted and by 
whom ?
ö? ? What is the World  
Heritage Committee 
responsible for?
l inventory : a
detailed list
160
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World Heritage
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 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 
ö??? ? What do world 
heritage sites include ?
ö??? ? What significant 
aspects should a 
world heritage site 
have ?
l characteristics : 
distinguishing features
or qualities
l heritage : that which
is valued because
of historical/natural/
cultural importance
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 organization 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 Protection 
of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted 
by UNESCO’s General Conference on November 16, 
1972.
THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE 
Today, the World Heritage Committee is the main 
group responsible for establishing which sites will be 
listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 
Committee meets once a year and consists of 
representatives from 21 State Parties that are elected 
for six year terms by the World Heritage Center’s 
General Assembly. The State Parties are then responsible 
for identifying and nominating new sites within their 
territory to be considered for inclusion on the World 
Heritage list.
BECOMING A WORLD HERITAGE SITE 
There are five steps in becoming a World Heritage 
Site, the first of which is for a country or State Party 
to take an inventory of its significant cultural and 
l artefacts : any
objects made by a
human being
l scores of : plenty of,
many of
l initiated : began,
started
l dismantling :
disassembling, pulling
down
ö??? Why did a White 
House Conference in 
the United States call 
for a ‘World Heritage 
Trust’ ?
ö?? ? What does the World 
Heritage Committee 
consist of ?
ö?? Why did UNESCO 
launch an 
international campaign 
in 1959 ?
ö?? ? When was the 
convention concerning 
the protection of 
World Cultural and 
Natural Heritage 
adopted and by 
whom ?
ö? ? What is the World  
Heritage Committee 
responsible for?
l inventory : a
detailed list
160
natural sites. This is called the Tentative List and it is 
important because nominations to the World Heritage 
List will not be considered unless the nominated site 
was first included on the Tentative List. Next, countries 
are then able to select sites from their Tentative Lists 
to be included on a Nomination File. The third step is 
a review of the Nomination File by two Advisory 
Bodies consisting of the International Council on 
Monuments and Sites and the World Conservation 
Union, who then make recommendations to the World 
Heritage Committee. The World Heritage Committee 
meets once a year to review these recommendations 
and decide which sites will be added to the World 
Heritage List. The final step in becoming a World 
Heritage Site is determining whether or not a nominated 
site meets at least one of the ten selection criteria. If 
the site meets these criteria, it can then be inscribed 
on the World Heritage List. Once a site goes through 
this process and is chosen, it remains the property of 
the country on whose territory it sits, but it also 
becomes considered within the international community.
TYPES OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES 
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.
l territory : region
l recommendations :
suggestions, proposals
l criteria : fixed basis
to judge
l to inscribe : to print,
to write or to engrave
ö? ? Who makes 
recommendations to 
the World Heritage 
Committee?
ö? ? What is Peru’s Machu 
Picchu example of ?
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World Heritage
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 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 
ö??? ? What do world 
heritage sites include ?
ö??? ? What significant 
aspects should a 
world heritage site 
have ?
l characteristics : 
distinguishing features
or qualities
l heritage : that which
is valued because
of historical/natural/
cultural importance
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 organization 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 Protection 
of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted 
by UNESCO’s General Conference on November 16, 
1972.
THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE 
Today, the World Heritage Committee is the main 
group responsible for establishing which sites will be 
listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 
Committee meets once a year and consists of 
representatives from 21 State Parties that are elected 
for six year terms by the World Heritage Center’s 
General Assembly. The State Parties are then responsible 
for identifying and nominating new sites within their 
territory to be considered for inclusion on the World 
Heritage list.
BECOMING A WORLD HERITAGE SITE 
There are five steps in becoming a World Heritage 
Site, the first of which is for a country or State Party 
to take an inventory of its significant cultural and 
l artefacts : any
objects made by a
human being
l scores of : plenty of,
many of
l initiated : began,
started
l dismantling :
disassembling, pulling
down
ö??? Why did a White 
House Conference in 
the United States call 
for a ‘World Heritage 
Trust’ ?
ö?? ? What does the World 
Heritage Committee 
consist of ?
ö?? Why did UNESCO 
launch an 
international campaign 
in 1959 ?
ö?? ? When was the 
convention concerning 
the protection of 
World Cultural and 
Natural Heritage 
adopted and by 
whom ?
ö? ? What is the World  
Heritage Committee 
responsible for?
l inventory : a
detailed list
160
natural sites. This is called the Tentative List and it is 
important because nominations to the World Heritage 
List will not be considered unless the nominated site 
was first included on the Tentative List. Next, countries 
are then able to select sites from their Tentative Lists 
to be included on a Nomination File. The third step is 
a review of the Nomination File by two Advisory 
Bodies consisting of the International Council on 
Monuments and Sites and the World Conservation 
Union, who then make recommendations to the World 
Heritage Committee. The World Heritage Committee 
meets once a year to review these recommendations 
and decide which sites will be added to the World 
Heritage List. The final step in becoming a World 
Heritage Site is determining whether or not a nominated 
site meets at least one of the ten selection criteria. If 
the site meets these criteria, it can then be inscribed 
on the World Heritage List. Once a site goes through 
this process and is chosen, it remains the property of 
the country on whose territory it sits, but it also 
becomes considered within the international community.
TYPES OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES 
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.
l territory : region
l recommendations :
suggestions, proposals
l criteria : fixed basis
to judge
l to inscribe : to print,
to write or to engrave
ö? ? Who makes 
recommendations to 
the World Heritage 
Committee?
ö? ? What is Peru’s Machu 
Picchu example of ?
161
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. World Heritage Sites that are 
in danger are inscribed on a separate List of World 
Heritage Sites in Danger which allows the World 
Heritage Committee to allocate resources from the 
World Heritage Fund to that site. In addition, different 
plans are put into place to protect and/or restore the 
site. If however, a site loses the characteristics which 
allowed for it to be originally included on the World 
Heritage List, the World Heritage Committee can 
choose to delete the site from the list. To learn more 
about World Heritage Sites, visit the World Heritage 
Centre’s website at whc.unesco.org.
1. Answer the following questions. 
 (a) What do heritage sites  in the world include?
 (b) What kind of sites are protected and maintained by the International World  
 Heritage Programme?
 (c) How many World Heritage Sites are there around the world ?
 (d) What is the role of World Heritage Committees ?
 (e) What is the tenure of World Heritage Committee ?
 (f) What are our duties towards preservation /conservation of any historical site ?
 (g) Why should we preserve the World Heritage Sites ?
 (h) What is the role of World Heritage Sites in developing tourism in any country ?
2. Complete the following .
Year Establishment Role
1954
1959
1965
1968
1972
l ?allocate : assign
l ?urbanization : the 
process of including 
more areas in cities, 
expanding city area
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World Heritage
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 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 
ö??? ? What do world 
heritage sites include ?
ö??? ? What significant 
aspects should a 
world heritage site 
have ?
l characteristics : 
distinguishing features
or qualities
l heritage : that which
is valued because
of historical/natural/
cultural importance
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 organization 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 Protection 
of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted 
by UNESCO’s General Conference on November 16, 
1972.
THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE 
Today, the World Heritage Committee is the main 
group responsible for establishing which sites will be 
listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 
Committee meets once a year and consists of 
representatives from 21 State Parties that are elected 
for six year terms by the World Heritage Center’s 
General Assembly. The State Parties are then responsible 
for identifying and nominating new sites within their 
territory to be considered for inclusion on the World 
Heritage list.
BECOMING A WORLD HERITAGE SITE 
There are five steps in becoming a World Heritage 
Site, the first of which is for a country or State Party 
to take an inventory of its significant cultural and 
l artefacts : any
objects made by a
human being
l scores of : plenty of,
many of
l initiated : began,
started
l dismantling :
disassembling, pulling
down
ö??? Why did a White 
House Conference in 
the United States call 
for a ‘World Heritage 
Trust’ ?
ö?? ? What does the World 
Heritage Committee 
consist of ?
ö?? Why did UNESCO 
launch an 
international campaign 
in 1959 ?
ö?? ? When was the 
convention concerning 
the protection of 
World Cultural and 
Natural Heritage 
adopted and by 
whom ?
ö? ? What is the World  
Heritage Committee 
responsible for?
l inventory : a
detailed list
160
natural sites. This is called the Tentative List and it is 
important because nominations to the World Heritage 
List will not be considered unless the nominated site 
was first included on the Tentative List. Next, countries 
are then able to select sites from their Tentative Lists 
to be included on a Nomination File. The third step is 
a review of the Nomination File by two Advisory 
Bodies consisting of the International Council on 
Monuments and Sites and the World Conservation 
Union, who then make recommendations to the World 
Heritage Committee. The World Heritage Committee 
meets once a year to review these recommendations 
and decide which sites will be added to the World 
Heritage List. The final step in becoming a World 
Heritage Site is determining whether or not a nominated 
site meets at least one of the ten selection criteria. If 
the site meets these criteria, it can then be inscribed 
on the World Heritage List. Once a site goes through 
this process and is chosen, it remains the property of 
the country on whose territory it sits, but it also 
becomes considered within the international community.
TYPES OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES 
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.
l territory : region
l recommendations :
suggestions, proposals
l criteria : fixed basis
to judge
l to inscribe : to print,
to write or to engrave
ö? ? Who makes 
recommendations to 
the World Heritage 
Committee?
ö? ? What is Peru’s Machu 
Picchu example of ?
161
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. World Heritage Sites that are 
in danger are inscribed on a separate List of World 
Heritage Sites in Danger which allows the World 
Heritage Committee to allocate resources from the 
World Heritage Fund to that site. In addition, different 
plans are put into place to protect and/or restore the 
site. If however, a site loses the characteristics which 
allowed for it to be originally included on the World 
Heritage List, the World Heritage Committee can 
choose to delete the site from the list. To learn more 
about World Heritage Sites, visit the World Heritage 
Centre’s website at whc.unesco.org.
1. Answer the following questions. 
 (a) What do heritage sites  in the world include?
 (b) What kind of sites are protected and maintained by the International World  
 Heritage Programme?
 (c) How many World Heritage Sites are there around the world ?
 (d) What is the role of World Heritage Committees ?
 (e) What is the tenure of World Heritage Committee ?
 (f) What are our duties towards preservation /conservation of any historical site ?
 (g) Why should we preserve the World Heritage Sites ?
 (h) What is the role of World Heritage Sites in developing tourism in any country ?
2. Complete the following .
Year Establishment Role
1954
1959
1965
1968
1972
l ?allocate : assign
l ?urbanization : the 
process of including 
more areas in cities, 
expanding city area
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3. Complete the following by giving reasons why World Heritage Sites are in danger.
World 
Heritage Sites 
are 
in danger.
War
4. Choose the correct alternative and complete the given sentences.
 (a) Mount Huangshan is situated in  .
  (i) Japan
  (ii) China
  (iii) Phillipines
 (b) The famous dam situated in Egypt on River Nile is  .
  (i) Buzwaa High Dam
  (ii) Rizwa High Dam 
  (iii) Aswan High Dam 
 (c) The conference based on Human Environment was held at  .
  (i) Athens, Greece
  (ii) Moscow, Russia
  (iii) Stockholm, Sweden
 (d) The highest number of World Heritage Sites are located in  .
  (i) France
  (ii) Italy
  (iii) Germany
 (e)  can delete/exclude a site from World Heritage list. 
  (i) World Heritage Committee
  (ii) World Peace Committee
  (iii) World Health Committee. 
 (f) The tenure of World Heritage Committee is  years. 
  (i) Four
  (ii) Five
  (ii) Six. 
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