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1.6 EXPLORING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF OUR PLANET
There are many natural sites around the world that need to be protected.These places are
of great environmental importance and interest to people. With the help of your teacher,
you will discover some of them.
As you can see from the pictures below, these natural sites are beautiful and all of us
would like to visit them one day.
The following pictures show natural sites of environmental interest.
ACTIVITY
1. What can you see in:
a) Pictures 1.1 and 1.2: ....................................................................................................................
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b) Pictures 2.1 and 2.2: ....................................................................................................................
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PICTURE 1.1
PICTURE 2.1
PICTURE 1.2
PICTURE 2.2
THINK Whyisitimportanttoprotectthesenaturalsites?
Observe the pictures carefully and answer the following questions.
The Great Barrier Reef nature reserve
The Amazonian conservation forest