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Educ 424: Environmental Education Question Paper

Educ 424: Environmental Education

Course:Bachelor Of Education Science

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2009

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions

QUESTION ONE
(a) Differentiate the following terms;
(i) Ecosphere and Ecology (1 mk)
(ii) Habitat and Ecological niche (1 mk)
(iii) Population and Community (1 mk)
(iv) Inertia and Resilience (1 mk)
(b) Examine four (4) significances of environmental education in the teacher education
curriculum. (4 mks)
(c) Give and discuss two(2) approaches used in developing environmental education curriculum
in Kenya. (4 mks)
(d) Outline and explain the two types of energy. (2 mks)
(e) (i) State the 2nd law of thermodynamics. (1 mk)
(ii) Evaluate the implication of the 1st law of thermodynamics. (2 mks)
(f) Assess the need for environmental laws in Kenya and the world over. (5 mks)
(g) Defend any four (4) principles of sustainable environment and society. (8 mks)
QUESTION TWO
(a) Critically examine how an organism or ecosystem maintain a dynamic steady state despite
environmental stresses. (8 mks)
(b) Effects of environmental stress can be categorized into three levels. By stating the three levels,
critically examine the effects of environmental stress at each level. (9 mks)
(c) Explain how the ecosystem functions (3 mks)
QUESTION THREE
(a) Compare the properties of a mature natural ecosystem and a simplified human system.
(12 mks)
(b) Discuss the weakness in the present mode of implementation of environment education
in our secondary schools. (4 mks)
(c) (i) What is ozone layer? (2 mks)
(ii) Give two main causes of ozone depletion (2 mks)

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