新英美报刊选读（第五版） 课件 unit 1 passage 2.pptx

;Yemen’s Ancient, Soaring Skyscraper Cities;;Cultural heritage sites: include hundreds of historic buildings and town sites, important archaeological sites, and works of monumental sculpture or painting.;Natural heritage sites: include those natural areas that (1) furnish outstanding examples of Earth’s record of life or its geologic processes, (2) provide excellent examples of ongoing ecological and biological evolutionary processes, (3) contain natural phenomena that are rare, unique, superlative, or of outstanding beauty, or (4) furnish habitats for rare or endangered animals or plants or are sites of exceptional biodiversity.;Mixed heritage sites: refer to sites that contain elements of both natural and cultural significance.; 1. Old Walled City of Shibam (1982) 2. Old City of Sana’a (1986) 3. Historic Town of Zabid (1993) 4. Socotra Archipelago (2008);10 New UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Located in southwestern Turkey, Aphrodisias is known as the city of Aphrodite—the Greek goddess of love. It ________________ the capital of the ancient Roman province of Caria. The city is known for its many ________________ and rich sources of marble. Asmara is the capital of Eritrea, in northeast Africa. UNESCO called Asmara ________________ of “early ________________” in early 20th century Africa.; The Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site is an old stone wharf built for the landing of African slaves in South America beginning in 1811. UNESCO calls the site “the most important ________________ of the arrival of African slaves on the American continent.” Ancient caves in southwestern Germany’s Swabian Jura ________________ the Ice Age. Ancient instruments and carvings made from mammoth ivory were discovered in the caves. Also, a ________________ figure was discovered that historians say is the oldest known image of a human. The English Lake District is located in ________________ in northwest England. Deep valleys formed by glaciers in the Ice Age were largel