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Environmental Conservation Question Paper

Environmental Conservation

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Geography

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2006/2007
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
AGE 401:
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
DATE: Wednesday, 7th February, 2007
TIME: 8.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE questions. Illustrations should be used where appropriate.
1.
a)
Defme the following:
i)
Biodiversity
ii)
Conservation
iii)
Sustainability
b)
Describe any three circumstances that can lead to loss of biodiversity.
2.
a)
What is environmental governance?
b)
Give four challenges that are faced by NEMA towards the implementation of
environmental policies in Kenya.
3.
Discuss the categories of land tenure systems in Kenya and their implications to the
country's environmental management.
4.
a)
Briefly explain the ethnological approach to the study of natural resources.
b)
Give a brief history of the global environmental initiatives from the early 1970s to
the contemporary period.
5.
a)
Explain the two conditions that are necessary for the creation of a wetland.
b)
Describe any three types of wetlands in Kenya.