Students develop intercultural understanding as they learn to value their own cultures, languages and beliefs, and those of others. They come to understand how personal, group and national identities are shaped, and the variable and changing nature of culture.or intercultural understanding to be fully developed, students need to explore a range of underlying concepts: 1  the complex, dynamic and variable nature of culture. 2  the relationship between culture and indvidual identity. 3  the influence of identity on individual beliefs, values, perspective and behaviours.
Amazing pictures show one of the world's best surfers take on the planet's biggest wave in daredevil Portuguese festival. 1  Massive waves crash into beaches of Praia do Norte in Nazare caused by powerful storms in the North Atlantic. 2  It's the site of the world record surf where US board rider Garrett McNamara rode along the top of a 100ft wave.
World's Tallest Tsunami A tsunami with a record run-up height of 1720 feet occurred in in Lituya Bay, Alaska. A third boat was in Lituya Bay at the time of the Tsunami. It was anchored near the mouth of the bay and was sunk by the big wave.