TRSM: World Heritage Sites

The Vredefort Dome and iSimangaliso Wetland Park have the following in common:

• Both are located in KZN
• Both are natural sites
• Both are cultural sites
• Both are located in the North West

The Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa consist of three sites called the Makapan Valley, the Taung Skull Fossil Site and the ….

• Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
• Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
• Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains
• Cradle of Humankind

The Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site meets this UNESCO criterion:

• Geologic evidence of meteorite impact structure
• Outsatnding example of a human settelment
• Outstanding example of a unique building
• Biological evidence of human developmental stages

The main role of UNESCO:

• Protection & development of World Heratige Sites
• Protection of South African people & its economy
• Promoting cruelty against animals in captivity
• Promote ethical behaviour amongst staff

The biodiversity hotspot with the highest concentration of plant species in the world:

• Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
• Robben Island
• Cape Floral Region
• ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape

Declaring a new World Heritage Site in South Africa will …

• eliminate all crime & poverty
• give South Africa word of mouth advertising to the international community
• bring tourism infrastructure development to the local community
• cause another World Heritage Site to close down.

The World Heritage Site that represents freedom and the triumph of the human spirit:

• iSimangaliso Wetland Park
• Robben Island
• Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains
• Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa

Criterion 1 of UNESCO's World Heritage Criteria states that a World Heritage Site must represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. This site meets Criterion 1 for its excellent examples of San rock art:

• Robben Island
• Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
• Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
• Ukhahlamba / Maloti Drakensberg Park

Tourists visiting the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site can view the natural beauty of …

• rivers & deserts
• canyons & valleys
• swamps & long sandy beaches
• mountains & waterfalls

According to UNESCO’s criteria, the Cradle of Humankind …

• represents a masterpiece of human creative genius
• is an outstanding example of a type of building
• bears unique testimony to a human civilisation that disappeared
• represents major stages of the earth's history3