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Environmental Education Question Paper

Environmental Education

Course:Bachelor Of Education Science

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2008

INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER QUESTIONS ONE (1) AND ANY OTHER TWO

SECTION A – COMPULSORY (30 Marks)
(a) Define the following terms:
i) Environment (½ Mrk)
ii) Ecosystem (½ Mrk)
iii) Ecological niche (½ Mrk)
iv) Atmosphere (½ Mrk)
v) Habitat (½ Mrk)
vi) Eutrophication (½ Mrk)
(b) i) With the aid of a diagram explain how an ecosystem evolve
(4 Mrks)
ii) How does an organism or ecosystem maintain a dynamic steady state
despite environmental stresses (2 Mrks)
(c ) i) Show how environmental education is important to a university student
(3 Mrks)
ii) Outline four forms of energy (2 Mrks)
(d) What contrast exist between the following ecological concepts:
i) Primary succession and secondary succession (2 Mrks)
ii) Closed system and Open system (2 Mrks)
iii) Inertia and Resilience (2 Mrks)
e) Explain the following:
i) Law of Conservation of matter and explain its implication to humankind
(2 Mrks)
ii) Any two approaches used in the development of environmental education
curriculum. (2 Mrks)
f) i) Discuss short term and long term effects of smoking bhang (4 mrks)
ii) Outline four reasons why people get hooked to drug abuse (2 mrks)
SECTION B –CHOOSE ANY TWO (40 MARKS)
1. i) Discuss five environmental problems which are related to human activities
(10 mrks)
ii) Critically examine any five major water pollutants in your environment
(10 mrks)
2. i) Discuss the issues agreed upon in The August- 2002 Johannesburg Earth Summit
held in South Africa (14 mrks)
ii) Identify and critically examine the two major types of diseases (6 mrks)
3. i) Based on ecosystem structure, energy flow and chemical cycling compare and
contrast the characteristics of mature and immature ecosystems. (6 mrks)
ii) Outline the measures needed to reduce the loss of forest cover. (4 mrks)
iii) With clear illustrations describe the green house effect and its impact (10 mrks)

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