Answers to May/June 2016 Exam
Question 1:
1.1. Holistic Environment: Environment is more than just nature. Everything around us is part of
our environment. We must decide how important it is for us to conserve it and whether we
want to conserve it. The space created by personalities, influences perceptions, attitudes and
behaviour in the environment. Aggression, love, helpfulness etc. influence people’s attitudes
towards environment and others.
1.2. Environmental education: The holistic study of the total environment cultivating positive
attitudes, values and decision making skills. A process during which values are discovered and
concepts explained in order to develop skills and attitudes pertaining to an appreciation of the
relationship between man, his culture and his biophysical environment. Environmental
education also includes the practice of decision-making and the formulation of a personal code
of conduct on matters affecting the quality of the environment.
1.3. Pesticides: Substances for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to other cultivated
plants or animals
1.4. Habitat: An ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by particular species of animal,
plant or other type organism
1.5. Biodiversity: The variety among living organisms and the ecological communities they live in.
1.6. Health Hazards: Anything that is harmful or life threatening having a negative impact on the
environment. Eg: HIV/AIDS / Listeriosis
1.7. Ecosystem: A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
1.8. Global Warming: The gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere
1.9. Deforestation: The permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands taking place
all over the world, due to overpopulation
1.10. Water pollution: The contamination of water due to litter, chemicals etc
, Question 2:
2.1. 5
2.2. 4
2.3. 2
2.4. 4
2.5. 3
2.6. 1
2.7. 3
2.8. 2
2.9. 2
2.10. 3
Question 3:
I. Biodiversity:
Loss of Habitat
Increase in Pollution
Global Warming
Climate Change
Deforestation
II. Ecosystems
Alien Species
Poulltion
Over hunting of animals
Over Fishing
Industrial Gasses
III. Water
Poison baits
Turtles eating plastic
Urban Growth
Question 1:
1.1. Holistic Environment: Environment is more than just nature. Everything around us is part of
our environment. We must decide how important it is for us to conserve it and whether we
want to conserve it. The space created by personalities, influences perceptions, attitudes and
behaviour in the environment. Aggression, love, helpfulness etc. influence people’s attitudes
towards environment and others.
1.2. Environmental education: The holistic study of the total environment cultivating positive
attitudes, values and decision making skills. A process during which values are discovered and
concepts explained in order to develop skills and attitudes pertaining to an appreciation of the
relationship between man, his culture and his biophysical environment. Environmental
education also includes the practice of decision-making and the formulation of a personal code
of conduct on matters affecting the quality of the environment.
1.3. Pesticides: Substances for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to other cultivated
plants or animals
1.4. Habitat: An ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by particular species of animal,
plant or other type organism
1.5. Biodiversity: The variety among living organisms and the ecological communities they live in.
1.6. Health Hazards: Anything that is harmful or life threatening having a negative impact on the
environment. Eg: HIV/AIDS / Listeriosis
1.7. Ecosystem: A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
1.8. Global Warming: The gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere
1.9. Deforestation: The permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands taking place
all over the world, due to overpopulation
1.10. Water pollution: The contamination of water due to litter, chemicals etc
, Question 2:
2.1. 5
2.2. 4
2.3. 2
2.4. 4
2.5. 3
2.6. 1
2.7. 3
2.8. 2
2.9. 2
2.10. 3
Question 3:
I. Biodiversity:
Loss of Habitat
Increase in Pollution
Global Warming
Climate Change
Deforestation
II. Ecosystems
Alien Species
Poulltion
Over hunting of animals
Over Fishing
Industrial Gasses
III. Water
Poison baits
Turtles eating plastic
Urban Growth
