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प्रश्न
Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question :
What is the importance of indigenous flora and fauna ?
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उत्तर
Indigenous flora and fauna ensure forests which act as water towers. These prevent soil-erosion and
contain the water from flowing into the sea. Local biological diversity is well protected by the indigenous flora and fauna.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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) ........................................ |
writing the instructions , read the following questionnaire on how to write instructions and tick mark the right option :
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 :
Where do verbs most commonly come in these instructions ?
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 :
What is the order of the instructions ?
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”.
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 the analogy of the stool.
Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question :
How did the campaign to save environment lead to the empowerment of women ?
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. |
Identify an area in India that needs efforts on a war footing to conserve the bio system. On the model of Wangari Maathai’s efforts, prepare in groups a power point presentation covering the environmental problem, causes, effects and solutions. Each student in the group should present a part of the presentation.
