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प्रश्न
Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question:
How does Wangari Maathai explain the essential components of development? Label and explain through the analogy of the stool.
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On the basis of your reading of the news story, complete the following table after a group discussion.
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Adverse environmental effects of tourism and adventure sports. |
· Personal conquests seem to be more important than preserving the integrity of a natural site. (a) ...................................... (b) .................................... (c) .................................... (d) ...................................... |
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Ways to prevent it |
· Charge high climbing fees (e) ........................................ (f) ........................................ (g) ......................................... (h) ........................................ |
What tense is commonly used in writing imperative sentences?
writing the instructions , read the following questionnaire on how to write instructions and tick mark the right option :
How long are the sentences ?
writing the instructions , read the following questionnaire on how to write instructions and tick mark the right option :
Why are the instructions so written / given ?
writing the instructions , read the following questionnaire on how to write instructions and tick mark the right option :
Are the instructions numbered ?
Now imagine you are in charge of a Mountaineering Expedition to Mount Everest. You have to address the first time climbers. Write the instructions that you would give to the climbers on keeping the track clean besides giving instructions on safety measures. Instruct how they can contribute in preventing the Everest from becoming, “The highest junkyard in the world”.
Design a poster urging mountaineers to preserve the pristine glory of the mountainsides. Work in groups of 4-5.
Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question:
Complete the tree of environment:
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Need to rehabilitate the Environment
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Protecting forested mountains
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Good Management of Natural Resources
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Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question :
What changes in the environment had Wangari Maathai noticed after growing up ?
Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question :
What is the importance of indigenous flora and fauna ?
Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question :
What transformation did Wangari Maathai see in people and the environment ?
Match the ‘environment words’ with their meanings.
| Words | Meanings |
| (a) ecology | (i) A person who advocates preservation and careful management of natural resources. |
| (b) habitat | (ii) The variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur. |
| (c) herpetologist | (iii) The relationship of living things to one another and their environment, or the study of such relationships. |
| (d) extinct | (iv) Tropical evergreen trees or shrubs forming dense thickets along tidal shores. |
| (e) aquifer | (v) A place where a population lives and its surroundings, both living and non-living. |
| (f) naturalist | (vi) A zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians. |
| (g) biodiversity | (vii) Having no living representative. |
| (h) mangrove | (viii) An underground geological formation, containing water. |
| (i) conservationist | (ix) A person who studies plants and animals, especially outdoors. |
After reading the interview ofWangari Maathai, you are inspired and motivated to do a summer training under her at one of the Research Stations. Write an email to Wangari Maathai. In your mail describe Wangari’s influence on you and your desire to work under her and why you should be given a chance to work under her.
