Assignment
Details:
Visit the UNESCO World Heritage List of world heritage sites. Click on different sites within the United States and all over the world.
Pick 2 sites (at least 1 should be from outside the United States) that you find particularly interesting, and focus your discussion of the following:
• Identify the sites you have chosen and why you find them to be significant.
• Why is it important to protect these sites?
• In your post, consider how tourists visiting these sites, for example, can generate revenue and employment for the local economy.
• Thinking as a cultural anthropologist, how would you argue for the preservation of these sites?
Length: 200 words (minimum)
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
Reading Assignment
References:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World heritage list.