Environmental Studies Assignment-1
Environmental Studies Assignment-1
(1) Define the following terms: Environment, Ecosystem, Ecology, Carnivores, Photosynthesis, Trophic level (2) Explain the components of physical environment in detail with neat sketch. (3) Why is environmental education provided to engineers? What is relationship between man and environment? (4) Write short notes on environment Degradation. (5) Enlist type of ecosystem. Describe in detail component of an ecosystem. (6) Explain energy flow in an ecosystem. (7) Differentiate the food chain and food web and explain the food chain and food web with one example for each. (8) What is ecological pyramid? Describe the pyramid of number, mass and energy with sketch. Assignment-2 (9) Give types and effect of common air pollutants in detail. (10) Define air pollution and explain effect of air pollution on human, plants and climate. (11) Give the sources of Air pollution and explain effect of air pollution on Animals and material. (12) Describe the parameters of water for drinking water and state their significances. (13) State the Indian standards for drinking water. (14) Define Eutrophication. Highlight effects and control of eutrophication. (15) What is land degradation and what are the causes of land degradation? (16) Define noise. Enlist major sources of noise pollution. (17) Explain Thermal pollution and give the harmful effects of thermal pollutants. (18) Define radioactive pollution and give the effects of radioactive pollution. Assignment-3 (19) Enlist all global environmental problems. Describe Global warming and green house effects in detail. (20) How acid rain is forming? What are its effects on building material, aquatic life and fertility of soil? (21) Give the formation and destruction of ozone? (22) How environmental factors are affecting human settlement? (23) Write short notes on (a). Malthusian theory (b). Marxian theory (24) Write short notes on (a). Demographic projection (b). Population structure (25) Explain the terms: (a). Undernourishment (b). Malnourishment
Assignment-4
(26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) What is importance of food resources? Explain the methods for control of population growth. What are the uses of minerals? What is resource? What is importance of resources in the life of human being? State all uses of water and discuss partial consumptive use. What are the problems occurs due to overuse of water resources? What is difference between deforestation and degradation? Which are the major causes of deforestation? (33) What are the effects and remedial measures of deforestation? (34) Give classification of energy resources? Explain the conventional (non-renewable) and non- conventional (renewable) energy resources. (35) State and explain problems due to the overuse of energy resources.