1,000 YEAR BIRD SONG
explain how humans and swamp sparrows similar?
both communicate by copying their elders
Why did the author write Living Treasure?
To show the importance of perserving cultural traditions.
name an example of a famous UNESCO world heritage site.
taj mahal
To show the importance of perserving cultural traditions.
BRING TO ATTENTION
Craft
An object made by hand
which in the passage is an example of comformist bias?
swamp sparrows remember more common songs rather than rarer songs
how does UNESCO promote peace?
by bringing to attention about cultural traditions and helping them to survive
Sharing coffee is an important aspect of?
Arab hospitality
Swamp sparrow have an _________________for songs.
excellent memory
Made up of different kinds or sorts
Diverse
why have the songs that swamp sparrows sing not changed for centuries?
swamp sparrows mimic eachother accuratly
Why do some cultural items need protection?
They are dying out.
what in the selection provides and example of a cultural ritual?
mention of the Tlemcen wedding traditions.
A place where something important is, was, or happened
site
The result of mixing or combining two or more things
Combination
who is Robert Lanchlan?
a biologist who studies the difference in bird songs
True or false?
Andrew Farnsworth says the effect on song birds for the future research is about how other scientists may learn how other species preserve cultural traditions
true
What was the first tradition added to UNESCO'S list of intangible heritage?
Mexico's Day of the Dead festival.
To officially accept a plan or proposal
approve
Widely or regularly used, seen, or accepted
Standard
What can be inferred from the following excrept?
They discovered that only 2% of the birds sang a song that was different from the standard tune.
most of the birds sang similar songs
How have man-made barriers impacted the songs that birds sing?
song birds might find it difficult to carry on musical traditions around humans
what is the difference between world heritage site and intangible heritage?
world heritage refer to structures and intangible does not
All of the things by which a person or group is known, such as qualities, beliefs, etc.
identity
To make or produce something that did not exist before?
create