NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, Nnamdi Azikwe Expressway, Jabi, Abuja
JULY 2018 EXAMINATIONS
COURSE CODE: ESM 428
COURSE TITLE: Ecology of Natural Resources 2 Credit Units
TIME ALLOWED: 2 Hours
Instruction: Attempt question number one (1) and any other three (3) questions. Question number one (1) is compulsory and carries 25 marks, while other questions carry equal marks (15) each.
1. With examples, discuss in details the significance of any 5 of the following resources of the earth.
a. Water Resources (5marks)
b. Sun Energy Resource (5marks)
c. Land Resources (5marks)
d. Oil/Natural Gas (5marks)
e. Limestone (5marks)
f. Atmospheric Resource (5marks)
2a. Identify any ten (10) common policies, laws and regulation on natural resources (5marks)
2b. Discuss any 5 of the objectives of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency of Nigeria (NESREA), (10marks)
3. Give explanatory note on any three (3) of the following:
a. Wilderness and Wildlife (5marks)
b. Biomes and Biogeochemical Cycle (5marks)
c. Living Organism and Non-living Organism (5marks)
d. Anticipatory Controls and Regulatory Control (5marks)
4a. Give a brief historical development of resources’ sustainability (5marks)
4b. Explain any five (5) principles and goals of resources sustainability (10marks)
5a. Explain with cogent reasons the term resource conservation (5marks)
5b. Explain the term watershed management (5marks)
5c. With examples, discuss the two approaches that are useful in understanding the management of natural resource conservation areas (5marks)
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