FINALS - LESSON 2 Flashcards
What does UNESCO stand for
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
The designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.
WORLD HERITAGE
the most intact example in Asia of a planned Spanish colonial town, established in the 16th century. Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines and from China with those of Europe and Mexico to create a unique culture and townscape without parallels anywhere in East and South-East Asia.
Historic Town of Vigan
Vigan is unique for having preserved much of its________, particularly its grid street pattern and historic urban lay out. Its significance also lies on how the different architectural influences are blended to create a homogenous townscape.
Hispanic colonial character
The __________ is a serial inscription consisting of __________constructed between the ______and _______centuries in the Spanish period of the Philippines. They are located in separate areas of the Philippine archipelago, two at the ______________, one at the______________, and the other in the ________________.
Baroque Churches of the Philippines
four Roman Catholic churches
16th and the18th
northern island of Luzon
heart of Intramuros, Manila
central Visayas island of Iloilo
The churches are presently covered and protected through ____________________________and _________________________. These legislations ensure their proper safeguarding, protection, conservation, management and use as religious structures, as declared National Cultural Treasures, National Historical Landmarks, and as World Heritage properties.
RA 10066 (National Heritage Law)
RA 10086 (National Historical Commission of the Philippines Law)
The________________________ is an outstanding example of an evolved, living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in the pre-colonial Philippines. The terraces are located in the remote areas of the Philippine Cordillera mountain range on the ______________________
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
northern island of Luzon, Philippine archipelago.
The ___________ are the priceless contribution of Philippine ancestors to humanity. Built __________ and passed on from generation to generation, the Ifugao Rice Terraces represent an enduring illustration of an ancient civilization that surpassed various challenges and setbacks posed by modernization.
Ifugao Rice Terraces
2000 years ago
____________________________encompasses one of the world’s most impressive cave systems, featuring spectacular limestone karst landscapes, pristine natural beauty, and intact old-growth forests and distinctive wildlife.
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
______________ lies in a unique position in the ______________, and includes the Tubbataha and Jessie Beazley Reefs. It protects an area of almost 100,000 hectares of high quality marine habitats containing three atolls and a large area of deep sea.
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
centre of the Sulu Sea
The__________________________ represents a complete, substantially intact and highly diverse mountain ecosystem, in a significant biogeographic region of the Philippines. Its diversity of plants and animals include globally threatened species as well as a large number of endemic species including those species that exist only in the Philippines, only in Mindanao and only in the nominated property.
Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary
