WorksheetsTRSM: World Heritage Sites
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Vredefort Dome and iSimangaliso Wetland Park have the following in common:
a)
Both are located in KZN
b)
Both are natural sites
c)
Both are cultural sites
d)
Both are located in the North West
2.
The Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa consist of three sites called the Makapan Valley, the Taung Skull Fossil Site and the ….
a)
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
b)
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
c)
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains
d)
Cradle of Humankind
3.
The Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site meets this UNESCO criterion:
a)
Geologic evidence of meteorite impact structure
b)
Outsatnding example of a human settelment
c)
Outstanding example of a unique building
d)
Biological evidence of human developmental stages
4.
The main role of UNESCO:
a)
Protection & development of World Heratige Sites
b)
Protection of South African people & its economy
c)
Promoting cruelty against animals in captivity
d)
Promote ethical behaviour amongst staff
5.
The biodiversity hotspot with the highest concentration of plant species in the world:
a)
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
b)
Robben Island
c)
Cape Floral Region
d)
ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
6.
Declaring a new World Heritage Site in South Africa will …
a)
eliminate all crime & poverty
b)
give South Africa word of mouth advertising to the international community
c)
bring tourism infrastructure development to the local community
d)
cause another World Heritage Site to close down.
7.
The World Heritage Site that represents freedom and the triumph of the human spirit:
a)
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
b)
Robben Island
c)
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains
d)
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
8.
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:
a)
Robben Island
b)
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
c)
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
d)
Ukhahlamba / Maloti Drakensberg Park
9.
Tourists visiting the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site can view the natural beauty of …
a)
rivers & deserts
b)
canyons & valleys
c)
swamps & long sandy beaches
d)
mountains & waterfalls
10.
According to UNESCO’s criteria, the Cradle of Humankind …
a)
represents a masterpiece of human creative genius
b)
is an outstanding example of a type of building
c)
bears unique testimony to a human civilisation that disappeared
d)
represents major stages of the earth's history3
11.
The Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site is owned and managed by the … community.
a)
Nama
b)
San
c)
Himba
d)
Damara
12.
UNESCO is the acronym for:
a)
United Nations Engineering, Science and Cultural Office.
b)
United Nations Events, Sales and Cusine Office.
c)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Church Organization.
d)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
13.
The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site is located at the South African border with …
a)
Zimbabwe & Botswana
b)
Eswatini & Namibia
c)
Namibia and Mosambique
d)
Namibia and Botswana
14.
Eco-tourists can visit the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape located in …
a)
Northern Cape
b)
Eastern Cape
c)
Free State
d)
Gauteng
15.
This UNESCO World Heritage Site demonstrates the rise and fall of the first indigenous kingdom in Southern Africa between 900 and 1300 AD:
a)
Vredefort Dome
b)
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
c)
Cradle of Humankind
d)
Richtersveld Cultural & Botanical Landscape
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