AHE-1 EM 2024 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

Description

ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET
Bachelor’s Degree Programme (B.Sc.)
Application Oriented Course
on
Human Environment
ENG MED
ASSIGNMENT
(Tutor Marked Assignment)
Course Code: AHE-01
Assignment Code: AHE-01/TMA/2024
Maximum Marks: 100
1. a) Differentiate between Supportive and Assimilative carrying capacity.
b) Describe the loss of Wild Life in India.
c) “Most of the Third World cities are really two cities within one”
Discuss.
(2)
(4)
(4)
2. Discuss with the help of suitable examples, how various human activities are
responsible for land degradation.
(10)
3. Write short notes on the following:
a) Communicable diseases
b) Plant protection chemicals
c) Effect of atmospheric pollution on animals
d) Noise pollution induced diseases
e) Solar energy
(4×5=20)
4. a) What do you understand by the term biome?
b) Describe any one of the following biomes and write also about the
threat faced by it.
i) Tundra
ii) Tropical rain forest
c) Calculate the annual rate of natural increase of a population(r) from
the following data: the population has 1000 individuals, a birth rate of
60 per year and a death rate of 10 per year.
d) Discuss the concept of sustainable development.
(1)
(4)
(2)
(3)
5. a) Write notes on the following:
i) Human language and culture
ii) Environmental degradation due to mining and industrial
activities
iii) Salt affectation in soil
iv) Ghettos and Suburban Living
v) Utilisation of agricultural wastes
b) Discuss with the help of suitable examples how deforestation is caused
due to demand of wood, required for industry and commercial
purposes.
(5×3=15)
(5)
6. (a) Write a note on the role of non-government organisations in imparting
environmental education.
(b) “Legislation is often not perfect”, discuss the statement in terms of
environment, using suitable examples.
(5)
(5)
4
7. (a) Differentiate between geological and accelerated erosion.
(b) Describe the two broad methods of processing and recycling industrial
wastes.
(c) Differentiate between carcinomas and lymphomas.
(2)
(6)
(2)
8. a) List the five reasons for conserving wildlife and describe any one in
brief.
b) Write about the three types of air quality standards that are prescribed
by the Central Pollution Control Board of India.
c) What the collective strategy needs to be adopted by the countries of the
Indian subcontinent in order to manage the environment of the region?