Unit V
Sustainability Practices
1. What is population
explosion? (TCY A.U. Dec
2008, Dec 2009) ( A.U. Dec 2009)
The enormous increase in population, due to low death
rate and high birth rate, is termed as population explosion. The
human population explosion is not increasing at a uniform rate all
over the world.
2. Define doubling time with reference to population growth.
( A.U. Dec 2008)
It is the time required for a population to the double its
size at a constant annual rate. It is calculated as follows
Td (Doubling time) =70/r Where, r= annual growth
rate
If a nation has 2% annual growth, its population will double in
next 35 yrs.
3. Mention some ill effects of HIV/AIDS on the environment.
( A.U. Dec 2008)
ii) Largenumber of death occurs, which
affect environment and natural resources Due to large
number of death, there is loss of labour and level of production
decreases
iii) More water is required for maintaining hygiene in
AIDS affected locality.
iv) The people affected by HIV cannot perform work well
due to lack of energy and frequent fever and sweating.
4. State the role of Information technology in Environment.
(Coim A.U. Dec 2009) ( A.U. Jan 2006)
Information technology plays a vital role in the field of
environmental education. Information technology means
collection, processing storage and dissemination of the
information. A number of software have been developed so study
about the environment.
5.What are the reasons behind the increased population
growth in the less developed nations compared with
developed nations. ( A.U. Dec 2007)
i) The rapid population growth is due to less death rates.
ii) The availability of the antibiotics, immunization, and
increased food production leads to population growth.
6. What are the objectives of family welfare programme?
(TNV A.U. Dec 2009)
i) Slowing down the population explosion by reducing
fertility.
ii) Pressure on the environment, due to over exploitation
of natural resources is reduced
7. State the role of Information technology in Environment.
(Coim A.U. Dec 2009) ( A.U. Jan 2006)
Information technology plays a vital role in the field of
environmental education. Information technology means
collection, processing storage and dissemination of the
information. A number of software have been developed so study
about the environment.
8.What are the reasons behind the increased population
growth in the less developed nations compared with
developed nations. ( A.U. Dec 2007)
i) The rapid population growth is due to less death rates.
ii) The availability of the antibiotics, immunization, and
increased food production leads to population growth.
9. Slowing down the population explosion by reducing fertility.
Write the importance of value education
(TCY A.U. Dec 2009)
i) To improve the integral growth of human being.
ii) To create attitude and improvement towards sustainable
lifestyle
iii) To increase the awareness about our national history,
culture, rights, national
integration, community development and environment.
iv) To create and develop awareness about the values and
their significance and role.
10. Write the importance of value education
(TCY A.U. Dec 2009)
i) To improve the integral growth of human being.
ii) To create attitude and improvement towards sustainable
lifestyle
iii) To increase the awareness about our national history,
culture, rights, national
integration, community development and environment.
iv) To create and develop awareness about the values and
their significance and role.
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11. What are the objectives of
environmental impact assessment (EIA)
(Coim A.U. Dec 2009)
EIA is a formal process of predicting the environmental
consequences of any developmental projects. It is used to identify
the environmental, social and economic impacts of the project
prior decision making.
Objectives
i) To identify the main issues and problem of the
parties
12. To identify who is the party What is meant by remote sensing?
(Dec’10)
It refers to any method, which can be used to gather
information about an object actually coming in contact
with it.
It is used to denote identification of earth feature by
detecting the characteristics electromagnetic radiation
that is reflected (or) emitted by the earth.
13. Define immigration and emigration. (Dec’ 09)
Immigration: It denotes the arrival of individuals from
neighboring population.
i) Emigration: It denotes the dispersal of individuals from the
original population to new
14. What is meant by NIMBY syndrome?
NIMBY means Not In My Back Yard, which describes the
opposition of residents to the nearby location of something they
consider undesirable.
Eg: An airport is a example of NIMBY syndrome.
15. What is human development index? (Nov 2011)
It is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy,
education and standards of living for countries worldwide. It
is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, a
developed country.
16. What do you mean by Total fertility rate, Zero population
growth?
i) Total fertility rate is defined as the average number of children
that would be born to a woman in her lifetime if the age specific
birth rates remain constant.
ii) When birth plus immigration in a population are just equal to
deaths plus emigration, it is said to be Zero population growth.
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