Heritage
This is an example of what heritage criteria?
"The Great wall of China is the longest human-made structure in the world."
What is uniqueness?
A characteristic of the streets in Old Quebec that makes it challenging to maintain the city.
What are the narrow streets?
The number of heritage sites found in Beijing.
What is 3?
True or false: once on the World Heritage List, a site cannot be removed.
False.
Efforts to protect a site from deterioration.
What is conservation?
This is an example of what heritage criteria?
"The Rideau Canal, in Ontario, was built between 1826 and 1832 during a time of tension between Canada and the United States."
What is historical significance?
A negative impact that tourism can have on heritage sites.
What is the degradation/deterioration of heritage sites?
This heritage site is also known as the "Imperial Palace".
What is the Forbidden City?
The following is what type of threat to heritage?
"An armed group has targeted the city of Palmyra, Syria, destroying many temples that date back to Roman times".
What is a human threat?
Efforts to return a site as closely as possible to its original state.
What is restoration?
This is an example of what heritage criteria?
"The Taj Mahal, in India, is recognized for its outstanding splendor."
What is beauty?
The natural feature that provided a defensive advantage to Quebec City.
What is the Cap Diamant cliff?
This heritage site is a complex of religious buildings where rituals and animal sacrifices were held.
What is the Temple of the Sky?
True or false: the following is an example of a measure taken to protect heritage.
"In winter, gravel and sand are used on the streets and sidewalks instead of salt, so as not to damage the masonry of the buildings."
True.
Remaining the same over time.
What is continuity?
This is an example of what heritage criteria?
"The Palace of Versailles, in France, has been an important influence for many artists and architects."
What is cultural significance?
The infrastructure built to increase tourism in Old Quebec.
What is a cruise ship terminal?
This heritage site was used as a second residence for emperors during the Qing dynasty.
What is the Summer Palace?
This organization is a network of experts from around the world. Its mission is to protect and promote elements of cultural heritage.
What is the International Council on Monuments and Sites?
Modification of the function or appearance of a building over time.
What is change?
The international organization responsible for maintaining the World Heritage List.
What is UNESCO?
This man had the fortifications in Quebec City rebuilt.
Who is Lord Dufferin?
Traditional residential neighborhoods in Beijing.
What are Hutongs?
True or false: Old Quebec has more that 4500 inhabitants, many of whom live in heritage homes.
True
The measurement of the number of inhabitants per square kilometre.
What is density?