HISE Assessment
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Uluru: Uluru is a large heritage site in Australia and many people in the
world have come to see this place for many reasons. Some for cultural or
some that just come to see the great landmark.
Where is it: Uluru is in the northern territory in Australia and is about
450km away from Alice Springs, which is the nearest town. It is one of the
main attractions in Australia. Here are some maps to show where it is in
Australia. The latitude of Uluru is 25.3450° S, and the longitude of Uluru is
131.0361° E. The evaluation of Uluru is 863 meters and is a sandstone.
What’s involved? Uluru is a orange sandstone and has flora and fauna in the
area. 500 millions years ago, the whole area became covered in sea. Sand
and mud fell to the bottom of the sea and covered the seabed, including the
fans. The weight of the new seabed turned both it and the fans beneath into
rock. Uluru looks different in the sunset and looks red and the sky is purple
and it is a stunning affect. Many people come to see this for the cultural or
the natural side of Uluru. Uluru is natural because it was made by floods in
Australia and the mud and dirt sink to the bottom and over time it
hardened to a sandstone.
Machu Picchu: Machu Picchu is a big temple in Peru in the sacred mountain
ridge that is mostly built by man and it is said that in the temple there are
holes in the roof to show where the planets are in the solar system.
Where is it? Machu Picchu is in the sacred mountain ridge in Peru and is 1
hour and fifteen minutes away from Lima and is a massive temple and
town made out of rocks and stone.
What’s involved? Rocks and stone are used mostly in the macho Picchu
temple and town and was they made some field in the mountain to make
the rain side down the hill to water their crops well and since it rains a lot
there their crops would get watered faster than normal crops. In 1976
thirty percent of Machu Picchu was rebuilt because it was falling apart and
was fixed to the standard. The people who built the temple and town was
the Inca tribe that were in those mountains at the time. The earthquakes in
the mountains sometimes killed some people in the Inca tribe and also
made some of the buildings fall down and they had to repair them which
would take a while back then. Machu Picchu was built and polished dry
stone.
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Why is it World Heritage? To be an outstanding example of a type of
building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which
illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history;
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