SlideShare ist ein Scribd-Unternehmen logo
1 von 61
Downloaden Sie, um offline zu lesen
ENVIRONMENTAL
SGIENGE
Effectivefor Examinationsfrom May/June2011
TheCaribbeanAdvanced
ProficiencyExamination
GAPE@
Gontents
RATIONALE ..................
AIMS
SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED ,,..............2
PRE-REQUTSTTESOF THE SYLLABUS................ ........4
STRUCTUREOF THE SYLLABUS
UNIT 1: ECOLOGY. HUMAN POPULATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
MODULE 1: FUNDAMENTAL ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES.... .......s
MODULE 2: HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT....................10
MODULE 3: SUSTAINABLEUSEOF NATURAL RESOURCES........................16
UNIT 2: AGRICULTURE. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
MODULE 1: AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT ..................................26
MODULE 2: ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
MODULE 3: POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT...... ..................39
OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT 5l
REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES 6l
REGULATIONS FOR RE-SIT CANDIDATES ........61
ASSESSMENTGRID
GLOSSARY
I
cel-
| cxc,lzs/u2/Io
6)
L
I AIMS
Thesyllabusaimsto:
l. stimulateinterestin theenvironment:
2. developanunderstandingof theinterdisciplinaryandholisticnatureof theenvironment;
3. developknowledgeandunderstandingof environmentalissuesandprinciplesandtheability
to applytheseto environmentalmanagement,particularlyin a Caribbeancontext;
4. developtheabilityto identifucriticalresearchquestionsandformulatehypothesisor guiding
statements.
5. developtheabilityto collect,collate,analyzeandinterpretenvironmentaldata;
6. developthe ability to communicateenvironmentalinformationand ideas logically and
conciselyin a variefyof forms;
7. provideanunderstandingof interactionsbetweenpeopleandtheenvironment;
8. increasean awarenessof theimportanceof tiving in harmonywith theenvironment;
. 9. recognizeand evaluatethe socio-economic,political and ethicalissuesin Environmental
Science;
10. foster positive attitudes,valuesand commitmentto identifying, solving and preventing
environmentalproblems;
I l. developanunderstandingof how naturalresourcesandtheenvironmentaffectqualityof life
andthequestfor sustainabledevelopmentin theCaribbean.
O SKILLSANDABILITIESTOBEASSESSED
The skills andabilitieswhich studentsareexpectedto developon completionof the syllabushave
beengroupedunderthreemainheadings:
(i) KnowledgeandComprehension;
(ii) Applicationof Knowledge;
(iii) PracticalAbilities.
*.l r*, o2s/u2/10
Knowledseand Comprehension
Theexaminationwill testcandidates'skillsandabilitiesto:
(i) Definetermsandexplainconcepts;
(ii) describeprocesses;
(iii) stateprinciplesandproperties;
(iv) explaininteractionsandinter-relationships.
Application of Knowledee
Theexaminationwill testcandidates'skillsandabilitiesto:
(i) analyzeanddiscussdifferentenvironmentalsituations;
(ii) evaluateandjustify options(for theuseof resources);
(iii) compareandcontrastalternativesolutionsto environmentalproblems;
(iv) selecttechniquesandmethodotogiesappropriateto differentenvironmentalsituations;
(v) suggestpossiblesolutionsto specificenvironmentalproblems;
(vi) drawinferencesfrom environmentaldata.
Practica,lAbilities
Theexaminationwill testcandidates'skillsandabilitiesto:
(i) selecttechniques,designs,methodologiesandinstrumentsappropriateto diferent
environmentalsituations:
(ii) useinstrumentsto measureenvironmentalparameters;
(iii) collectandcollatedata;
(iv) analyze,interpretandpresentdata;
(v) usequantitativetechniquesappropriately;
(vi) developappropriatesolutionsto specificenvironmentalproblems.
*.1r", n2s/u2/ro
O PRE-REQUISITESOFTHESYLLABUS
Any personwith a good graspof the contentsof the CaribbeanSecondaryEducationCertificate
(CSEC)IntegratedScienceor Physicsor Chemistryor Biologyor Geographyor AgriculturalScience
syllabuses,or the equivalent,shouldbe ableto pursuethe courseof studydefinedby the syllabus.
However,successfulparticipationin thecourseof studywill alsodependon thepossessionof good
verbalandwrittencommunicationskills.
r STRUCTUREOFTHESYLLABUS
The subjectis organisedin two Units. EachUnit containsa body of knowledgeandskills drawn
from severaldisciplinesthat impact on the environment. Unit 1 addressesEcology, Human
Population and Natural ResourceUse, while Unit 2 deals with Agriculture, Energy, and
EnvironmentalPollution.
A Unit comprisesthreeModules,eachrequiring50hours. Thetotaltime for eachUnit,is therefore,
expectedto be 150hours. EachUnit canindependentlyoffer studentsa comprehensiveprogramme
of studywith appropriatebalancebetweendepthandcoverageto providea basisfor furtherstudyin
thisfield.
UNIT l: Ecology,Human PopulationandNatural Resources
ModuleI - FundamentalEcologicalPrinciples
Module2 - HumanPopulationandtheEnvironment
Module3 - SustainableUseof NaturalResources
UNIT 2: Agriculture,EnergyandEnvironmentalPollution
ModuleI - AgricultureandtheEnvironment
Module2 - EnergyandtheEnvironment
Module3 - Pollutionof theEnvironment
In this syllabus,the specificobjectiveswhich are denotedby an asterisk(*) are particularly
suitablefor practical exercises.However,the project neednot be limited to theseobjectives.
*.l r* o2s/u2/to
UNIT1: ECOLOGY,HUMANPOPULATIONANDNATURAL
RESOURCES
MODUTEl: FUNDAMENTATECOLOGICAIPRINCIPLES
GENERATOBJECTIVES
Oncompletionof thisModule,studentsshould:
l. understandthebasicecologicalconcepts;
2. understandtheprocessesthatgoverntheinteractionsof organismswith thebioticandabiotic
componentsof theirenvironment;
3. understandtherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheenvironment;
4. acquireknowledgeanddeveloppracticalandanalyticalskills.
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
l. differentiate between key
ecologicaltermsandconcepts;
EXPTANATORYNOTES
2. explaintherelationshipbetween
living organisms and their
environment;
Ecology: species, population, community,
ecosystem, biosphere, atmosphere,
hydrosphere,lithosphere,habitat,niche,biome,
ecotone.
(i) Thebioticandabioticenvironments.
(ii) Tolerancerangesandlimiting factors.
(iii) Ecologicalniches:
(a) fundamentalniche;
(b) realisedniche.
*l r*, u2s/u2/to
UNITI
MODUTEl: FUNDAMENTATECOIOGICALPRINCIPLES(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPI.ANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
3. outline the importance of (i) CarbonCycle.
biogeochemicalcycles;
(ii) NitrogenCycle.
(iii) PhosphorusCycle.
(iv) WaterCycle.
Include basic chemical equations and formula
for biogeochemicalcycles.
4. Explain the significance of
biogeochemicalcycleslo organisms;
5. explain how energy and nutrients (i) Productivity of producers and
flows within ecosystems; ecosystems.
(ii) Foodchainsandwebs.
(iii) Trophiclevels.
(iu) Ecologicalpyramids.
6. discusstypes of interactionsbetween (i) Competition.
organismsin communities;
(ii) Predator-prey.
(iii) Symbiosis:
(a) parasitisml
(b) commensalism;
(c) mutualism.
7. explain how ecosystems are self- Ecologicalsuccessionandclimax communities.
sustaining;
8. explaintheprocessof naturalselection Naturalselection,evolutionandadaptation.
and adaptationto the environment;
*l ,*, n2s/u2/Io
UNITI
MODUTEl: FUNDAMENTATECOLOGICALPRINCIPIES(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
EXPTANATORYNOTES
9. determine population size using Population sampling methods for moving and
appropriatesamplingmethods; non-moving organisms(for example,quadrats,
transects,capture.mark, release,recapture).
10. calculatespeciesdiversity;
o - )n (n'1).
N (N,1)
Where D-speciesDiversity
. N - totalnumberof orsanismof all
species
n - totalnumberof organismof a
particularspecies
I l. analyse the relationship between (i) Diversity within species.
species diversity and ecosystem
stability; (ii) Diversitybetweenspecies.
(iii) Communityandecosystemstability.
12. identifyfactorsaffectingpopulation (i) Biotic potential.
growthin a naturalecosystem;
(ii) Exponentialpopulationgrowth.
(iii) Environmentalresistance.
13. explain the concept of carrying
capacity;
14. evaluatehumaninteractionswithin (i) Human beings as part of the natural
naturalecosystems; ecosystems.
(ii) Benefitsof naturalecosystems
(iii) Anthropogenicimpacton ecosystemsand
biodiversityand the needto maintainits
integrity.
15. investigateat leasttwo ecosystems Considerboth terrestrialandaquatic(freshwater
in aterritory;* andmarine)ecosystems.
*"l r*, n2s/u2/to
UNITI
MODUTEl: FUNDAMENTATECOLOGICALPRINCIPLES(conl'd)
16.
measureanddiscussenvironmental
parametersin a givenhabitat;*
17. apply scientific method to Seesuggestedteaching-learningactivities.
experimentaldesignandanalysis;
18. Present and interpret data using
appropriatecharts,table,graPhs.
SueeestedTgachinsand Learnins Activities
To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this Module,teachersareadvisedto engage
studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow.
l .
s
3 .
4.
5 .
6.
7 .
8 .
L
l o .
Defineenvironmental science
Formulatehypothesis,developguidingstatementsandgenerateandinterpretdata.
Discusscurrent environmentalissuesand highlight the importanceof adopting an inter-
disciplinaryapproach.
Sampleanecosystemto determinepopulationdensityanddistribution.
Concluctstudyvisits,to fdenttfuspeciesdiversity.
Investigateenvironmentalparametersin a naturalaquaticenvironment.
Createmodelsof existingecosystemsin a specificlocation.
Createfoodwebsandanalysepossibledisruptionof feedingrelationships.
Study the source(s)and distributionof a country's freshwatersupply and its level of
dependenceon naturalwatercycles.
Visit to anecosystemto identifyandquantifyhumanuseof its components.
*.l r*, n2s/u2/10
UNITI
MODUTE1:FUNDAMENIATECOLOGICAIPRINCIPLES(cont'd)
RESOURCES
Botkin,D., andKeller,E. EnvironmentalScience:Earthasa LivingPlanet,New York:
JohnWilevand Sons.1997.
Chiras,DanielD. nn iron*,"ntalScienc':e.Actionfor a SustainableFuture,
UnitedStatesof America:TheBenjamin/Cummings
PublishingCompanyInc., 1994.
Cunningham,W. andSaigo,B. EnvironmentalScience.A GlobalConcern,New York:
McGrawHill, 2001.
Ehrlich,P.andEhrlich,A. ThePopulationExplosionNew York: SimonandSchuster,
1990.
Jackson,etal. GlobalIssues1999-2000,Guilford,CT: DuskinPublishing
GroupInc.,1998.
Jordan,C. Conservation,New York: JohnWiley andSons,1995.
Miller, G. Tyler Living in theEnvironment,Principles,Connectionsand
Solutions:WadsworthPublishing,California,I994.
Nebel,B. andWright, R. EnvironmentalScience:ThelI/aythe World llorlcs,New
Jersey:PrenticeHall. 1997.
TheCropperFoundation(TCF),2009.Sustainable
Development.Termsandconcept:A referencefor
teachersandstudent Port-of-Spain,Trinidad
Biodiversityof theCaribbean.A learningResource
preparedfor EasternCaribbeanStates,Canada:EKOS
CommunicationsInc. 2009.
Websites:
www.redlist.org/info/captions
www.biomeso.net
bioplan@undp.org
*l ,*, n2s/u2/ro
UNITI
MODUTE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT
GENERATOBJECTIVES
On completionof thisModule,studentsshould:
1. understandthe historical and geographicaltrends in human population growth and
consumptionpatterns;
2. understandthesocio-environmentalimpactsrelatedto populationgrowth;
3. understandthefactorsthataffectthegrowthrateof humanpopulations;
4. appreciatetheneedfor sustainabledevelopment;
5. acquireknowledgeanddeveloppracticalandanalyticalskills.
SPECTFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
1. assesstherelationshipbetwee.npeople (i) Adaptationof peopleto theenvironment
andtheenvironment; (includingbut not limitedto how people
adapt to the environment,crops they
grow,culture,clothes,shelter).
(ii) Abiotic andbiotic factorsthataffectthe
distribution of population and their
activities.
(iii) Dependenceof people on ecological
systemsandprocesses.
(i) Age andsexstructure.
(ii) Fertilityrates.
(iii) Mortalityrates.
(i") Life spanandlife expectancy.
(u) Immigration.
("i) Emigration.
(vii) Doublingtime.
2. explainthedemographic
characteristicsof humanpopulation;
*"l r* n2s/u2/to 10
UNITI
MODUTE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
EXPTANATORYNOTES
3. describehistorical trends in human Comparehistoricalandcurrenttrendsin human
populationsize; populationgrowth.
4. describe the current geographical Curent geographicaldistribution of human
distribution of human population populationgrowth:
growth;
(i) in developingnations;
(ii) in developednations.
5. interpretdemographictables,graphs (i) Age andsexstructure.
andcharts;
(ii) Fertilityrate,mortalityrate,birthrate,
6. calculate changes in demographic (i) Populationsizeandgrowthrate.
' characteristics; Fertility rate; mortality rate; migration
rate.birthrate.
(ii) Percentageincreaseinpopulation
(iii) Doublingtime= ^;
79
: .o/oannualgrowth
7. assessthe factorsaffectingpopulation (i) Culture.
growthrate;
(ii) Religion.
(iii) Level and cost of education.
(i") Social and economic statusof women.
(u) Availability of pensionschemes.
("i) Level of affluence.
(vii) Economicdevelopment.
l l*.l r*, n2s/u2/ro
UNITI
MODUTE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
8. assessthe effectivenessof population PopulationControlMeasures:
controlmethodsandmeasures;
(i) Direct - Family Planningmeasuresand
methods,governmentpolicies
(ii) Indirect - Natural disasters (floods,
earthquakes,volcanoes,hurricanes).
9. a,r^ses.rthe relationship between (i) The Indicesof poverty:
populationgrowth andpoverty;
(a) accessto education;
(b) accessto healthcare;
(c) accessto basic needssuch as
food,housing,water.
(ii) Percapita,GrossDomesticProductand
Gross National Product (GDP and
GNP), Human Development Index
(HDI), Gender Development Index
(GDr).
(iii) Environmentalimpacts of population
growth (for example, deforestation in
Haiti. Include social, biological,
economic,physicalconsiderations).
10. describe current geographical (i) Consumptionpatternsas quantifiedby
variation in human consumption statisticson:
patterns;
(a) percapitawaterconsumption;
(b) percapitafoodconsumption;
(c) percapitafuelconsumption;
(d) percapitagreenhousegas
emissions;
(e) PercaPitawasteProduction.
r*.l r* n2s/a2/Io l2
UNITI
MODUTE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT(conl'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
EXPTANATORYNOTES
(iD Current trends in per capita
consumptionparticularlyinfluencedby
lifestylesin developedanddeveloping
countries.
I l. explainthe principalways in which Environmentalimpactsof over consumption
people impact negatively on the in developedanddevelopingcountries.
environment;
(i) Overexploitation.
(ii) Habitatdestruction.
(iii) Pollution.
.
(i") Introductionof exoticspecies.
12. explainhowtheimpactsmentioned (i) Changein lifestyles.'
in SpecificObjectivel l maybe
mitigated; (ii) Theuseof substitutes.
(iii) Applicationofenvironmentally
friendlytechnology.
(iv) Efficientuseof naturalresources,for
example,recycling.Referto Module
3, SpecificObjective10.
13. explain the environmentalimpacts (i) Causesof urbanisation.
of urbanisation:
(ii) Environmentalimpactsof urbanization
(includingbut not limitedto sanitation,
water supply, traffic congestion,
housing,pollution,healthcare).
14. explain the relationship between (i) Conceptof sustainabledevelopment.
populationgrowth and sustainable
development. (ii) Goalsof sustainabledevelopment.
r*l rt, n2s/u2/to l3
UNITI
MODULE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT(conl'd)
(iii) Population growth and changing
consumptionpatternsas constraintsto
sustainabledevelopmentin a finite
world.
(iv) StrategicImperative for Sustainable
Development #4 "Ensuring a
SutainableLevel of Population"(Our
Common Future, BrundtlandRePort,
1987).
SueeestedTeachineand Learnine Activities
To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this Module,teachersareadvisedto engage
studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow.
l. Studya localpopulationbasedon censusstatistics;generatepopulationagestructure,for all
individualsandseparatelyby sex.
2. Calculatecrudebirthrates,age-specificbirthrates,totalfertility rates,crudedeathrates,age-
specificdeathrates,infantmortalityrates,percentageannualincreasein populationsize,and
doublingtimesfor populations.
3. InterpretWorld PopulationData Sheets,as produced,for example,by the Population
ReferenceBureauInc.
4. Arrangea debateon high populationgrowth or high consumerismas principalcausesof
globalenvironmentalproblems,using,for example,reportsfrom the 1992Rio Conference.
5. Conductcasestudiesof populationsizemanagementandof relatedchangesin consumption
patterns.
6. Organisea debateon thedefinitionsof developmentandsustainabledevelopment,andon the
questionof whatconstitutesanacceptablestandardof living.
7. Discussthemainissuesaddressedby:
(i) the1972StockholmConference;
(ii) the 1980 InternationalUnion for the Conservationof Nature (IUCN) World
ConservationStrategY;
(iii) the 1987BrundtlandReport(Our CommonFuture);
*l r*, n2s/u2/to t4
UNITI
MODUTE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT(conl'd)
(iv) the 1992United NationsConferenceon Environmentand Development(The Rio
Conference);
(v) the1994UnitedNationsConferenceon SmallIslandDevelopingStates;
(vi) the2002World Summiton SustainableDevelopmentJohannesburg.
RESOURCES
Chiras,D. EnvironmentalScience.Action .fo, a SustainableFuture,
United States of America: The Benjamin/Cummings
PublishingCompany,Inc. 1994.
Cunningham,W. andSaigo,B. EnvironmentalScience,A GlobalConcern:SixthEdition,New
York:McGrawHill, 2001.
Ehrlich,P.andEhrlich,A. The PopulationExplosion,New York: Simon and Schuster,
I 990.
Jordan,c. F. conservation,New York: Johnwiley andSons,1995.
Miller, G. Tyler Living in the Environment, Prin.ciples, Contnectionsand
Solutions:WadsworthPublishing,California,I 994.
Nebel,B., andWright, R. En ironmental Science: The Way the World Worlu, New
Jersey:PrenticeHall. 1997.
WWF,IUCN, UNEP Caringfor theEarth: A Strategyfor SustainableLiving, 1981.
Websites: The Cropper Foundation(TCF), SustainableDevelopment.
www.american.edu/TED/hp2l.htm Termsand concept: A referencefor teachersand student.
www.undp.org/gef/ port-of-Spain,Trinidad:2009.
www.un.org.esa/esa/sustdev/docu
ments/agenda2l/index.htm Biodiversityof the Caribbean. A learningResourceprepared
-fo, Eastern Caribbean States, 2009. Canada: EKOS
CommunicationsInc.
*l r*, n2s/a2/ro l5
UNITI
MODULE3: SUSTAINABIEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES
GENERATOBJECTIVES
Oncompletionof thisModule,studentsshould:
1. beawareof themaior'naturalresources'in theCaribbean;
2. understandthe factorsaffectingnaturalresourceuseandthe environmentalimpactsof their
use;
3. be awareof measuresand tools availablefor sustainableuse and conservationof natural
resources;
4. understandthevalueofnaturalresources;
5. understandtheconceptof ecologicalsustainabilityandimplicationsfor naturalresourceuse;
6. acquireknowledgeanddeveloppracticalandanalyticalskills'
EXPTANATORYNOTESSPECIFICOBJECTIVES
. Studentsshouldbe ableto:
l. explaintheterm naturalresources; TemporalDimensionsand limitationsplaced by
technology.
2. differentiatebetween."n"*ubl" und (i) Typesand examplesoJnatural resotlrces:
non-renewablenaturalresources; renewqbleqnd nontrenewable.
exhaustibleandinexhaustibleresources;
(ii) Types and examples of exhaustible and
inexhaustibIe resources.
3. differentiate betweenthe consumptive (i) Consumptive use (logging, .fishing,
andnon-consumptiveuseof natural quarrying)-
resources;
(ii) Non-consumptive use - bioprospecting,
ecotourism,research.
*."1r* o2s/u2/to l 6
UNIT1
MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(conf'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbe ableto:
4. (i) Biodiversity:
identify themajor categoriesof natural
resourcesin Caribbeancountries; (a) species (b) genetic
(c) Ecosystems:forest;coralreefs;
wetlands;seagrassbeds;mangroves;
freshwaterand marineecosystems.
(ii) Water as a resource, for example,
waterfalls,lakes,streams,groundwater.
(iii) Mineralsandhydrocarbons:bauxite;gold;
sandandgravel;oil; naturalgas.
(iv) Soil, landscapeand seascape,(beaches,
'
cliffs, mountains).
5: identify the location and distributionof
naturalresourcesin theCaribbean;
6. assessthe importanceof natural (i) Livelihood(Incomegeneratingactivity).
resourcesin theCaribbean;
(ii) Foreign exchangeearner.
(iii) Food security.
(iv) Raw materialfor industrial processes.
(v) Recreation.
(vi) Sacredand spiritual value.
(vii) Ecosystemvalue.
(viii) Intrinsic value.
(ix) Researchand teaching.
*l r*, n2s/u2/ro t7
UNITI
MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(conl'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
7. evaluatefactorsaffectingnaturalresource (i) Political - governmentpolicies on
usein theCaribbean; naturalresourceuse:
(a) economic develoPment
policiesl
(b) environmentalandnatural
resourcespolicies.
(ii) Economic: role of foreign
investment;exPortof natural
resources os Primary Products,'
sectoralactivities - tourism,
agriculture, mining, manufacturing,
nationaldebt.
Refe, to SPecific Objective 10'
Explanatory Note (iv).
8. accesstheenvironmentalimpactof (i) Biodiversity:
naturalresourceuseincluding'tourism;
(a) sPecies dePletion and
extinction;
(b) habitat disruPtion and
destruction;
(") disruPtion of ecosystem
processes.
*l r*, n2s/a2/Io l8
UNITI
MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(conl'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
(ii) Waterasa resource:
(a) Pollution and depletion of
sudace and groundwater,
degradation of water, depletion
of aquifers.
Human health rislcs(water borne
disease)
(b) watersheddestruction.
(iii) Mineralsandhydrocarbons:
(u) physicalconversionof
vegetationandland;
(b) transformationof landscape
(c) dustandnoisepollution;
(d) pollutionfromthedischargeof
processchemicals;
(") sedimentationahdsiltation;
(0 beachlossandchangein river
course;
(g) oil spills;
(h) humanhealthrisks;
(i) socialdynamics(displacementof
communitiesandintroductionof
newsettlements).
*.1 ,*, n2s/a2/ro 19
9.
UNITI
MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURAT
SPECtFtC
OBJECTIVES
Studentsshould be able
to:
RESOURCES(cont'd)
EXPI.ANATORYNOTES
(iv) Soil,landscapeand seascape:
(c)
transformation of natural
landscapeto built
environment;
soil degradation, erosion
and sedimentation; soil
productivity
beacherosion
(d) degradation and
destruction of coral reefs,
seagrass beds and
mangroves
The broad concept o/' natural
resource conservation including:
justify the needfor (v)
natural resource
conservation:
Soil, landscape and (i)
seascape:
(e) transformation
of natural
landscapeto
built (ii)
environment;
soil
degradation,
erosion and
sedimentation;
soil productivity
beacherosion
degradation and
destruction of
coral reefs.
seagrass beds
and mangroves
(a)
(b)
manqSement,
restoration,'
rehabilitation;
preservation;
(0
(e)
(h)
conservati,on(in-situ and ex-situ).
Reasonsfor resourceconservation:
(a) ecological: depletion or
degradation of natural
resourcesand the threatto
sustainable development;
conservauon of
componentsof life support
systems; conservationof
endangeredand threatened
species;
(b) ethical: sacredness;right
to exist;
(c) aestheticalvalue.
*.l r*, n2s/u2/to 20
UNITI
MODUTE3: SUSTAINABLEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(cont'd)
10. describe measures
and tools available
for natural
resource
management and
conservation;
(i)
(ii)
Rates and techniques for
exploitation of renewable
."rources; Sustainable Yield
Management.
Use of substitutes for non-
renewable resources; use of
appropriate technology. Refer to
Module2, SpecificObjective12.
(iii) Reduction and minimization of
waste - recycling of solid, liquid
andgaseouswastes.
(iv) Use of economicinstruments:user
fees; taxes; penalties; incentives;
economic valuation of natural
resources; environmental
accounting and greening of
nationalbudgets.
(v) Land Use Planning and Zoning
Regulation;Integrated
Development Planning and
Integrated Coastal Zone
Management.
(vi) Environmental Impact
Assessments(A brief introduction
to EIA qs a Planning and decision
making tool to natural resource
managementand conservation).
*.l r*, n2s/a2/ro 2l
UNITI
MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURAIRESOURCES(cont'd)
(vii) Protected Area Systems
(International Union for the
Conservationof Nature (IUCN)
Classification):
a. role;
b. ecotourism
(viii) Community Based Nqtural
Resource Management
(participation, monitoring and
evaluation).
(ix) Environmental legislation,
policies and plans (Sustainable
Development Plans, Natural
Environmental Action Plans
(NEAP), Forest Management
Plans, Integrated Coastal Zone
Management Plans; Enforcement
and implementation.
(x) Education, public awareness,
advocacy and training. (Agenda
21, Chopter 36).
(xi) International environmental and
conservatignagreements.
(a) United Nations
Framework
Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC and
Kyoto Protocol);
(b) United Nations
Convention on Biological
Diversity (UNCBD);
(c) United Nations
Convention to Combat
Desertification
(UNCCD);
I
% l cxc,e2s/u2/to 22
UNITI
MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
EXPTANATORYNOTES
(d) SpecificallyProtectedAreasand
Witdtife(SPAW);
(e) RamsarConvention;
(0 Marine Pollution (MARPOL).
I I . analysetheeffectivenessof measures Referto SO l0
implementedfor naturalresource
managementandconservation;
12. describeways in which Indigenous (i) Agriculture: rotation of fields during
Peoplehaveusedand managedtheir slash/burn activities, use of organic
naturalresources. fertilizers,intercropping;
(ii) Use of forest: timber and non-timber
forestproducts(NTFPS);
(iii) Fishing:traditionalfishingmethods
(iv) Case studies from Belize, Dominica,
Guyana,St.Vincentand the Grenadines
ondSuriname.
SuseestedTeachineand Learnins Activities
To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this Module,teachersareadvisedto engage
studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow.
l. Case studies of CommunityBased Natural ResourcesManagement,for example,forest,
wetlands.
2. Researchon indigenouspeopleandnatural resources.
3. Field exercises:speciesidentification; visit to industry; visitsand assessmentof community
basednatural resourcemanagementinitiatives,visitto indigenouscommunities.
*"1 ,*, n2s/a2/ro Z J
UNITI
MODUTE3:SUSTAINABLEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(cont'd)
4. Discussthe main issuesrelating to the natural obligation under UNFCCC, UNCCD and.the
UNCBD.
5. Visits to or lectures by represenlatives of natural resource agencies.
6. View videos and slides of natural resource managementactivities and protected areas.
RESOURCES
Bossi, R. and Cintro, G. Mangroves of the wider Caribbean: toward sustainable
Management, Barbados: Caribbean Conservation
ssociation,1990.
Chiras,D. Environmental Science.Actionfor a SustainableFuture,
United Statesof America:The Benjamin/Cummings
Publishing Company Inc., 1994.
Cunningham,W. and Saigo,B. Environmental Science,A Global Concern,New York:
. McGraw Hill,2001.
Cutter, S. and William, R. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation: A geographic
perspective on natural resource use, John Haynes
Bohaham,2001.
David, B., Breton, I. Brom, D., I(asted ResourceManagement:Resilience,Adaptation and
and Horne, M. Community Diversity, Canada: IDRC International
DevelopmentResearchCentre.
Ehrlich, P. and Ehrlich, A. ThePopulation Explosion,New York: Simon and Schuster,
1990.
Goodbody, I. and Thomas- Natural Resource Management -fo, Sustainable
Hope, E. Developmentof the Caribbean, Canoe Press,University of
the West Indies.Mona. 2002
Gupta, A. Ecology and Development in the Third World, New York:
. Routledge,1988.
Hinckly, A. RenewableResourcesin our Future, New York: Pergamon
PressLimited, 1980.
Jordan,C. Conservation,New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1995.
r*l r*, n2s/u2/Io 24
UNITI
MODUTE3:SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(cont'd)
Miller' G' Tyler Living in theEnvironment,PrinciplesConnectionsand
Solutions,California: WadsworthPublishingCompany,
1994.
Nebel,B., andWright, R. EnvironmentalScience:The l(ay the l(orld Works,New
Jersey:PrenticeHall, 1997.
Tivy, J.andO'HareoG. HumanImpacton theEcosystem,(ConceptualFrameworksin
Geography)UnitedKingdom:LongmanGroup1982.
CERMES,SustainableManagementof 46 Shared Marine
Resourcesof the CaribbeanLarge Marine Ecosystemand
AdjacentRegions.UWI, CaveHill campus.
WCD (World Commission on Environment and
Development)OurCommonFuture,1987.
II/WF (World Wildlife Fund) 2008. Local to Global
EnvironmentalConservation. Agenda21
Websites:
www.wri.org/wri/biodiv
www.earthwatch.org
www.canari.org
http://cavehill.uwi.edu/cermes/ClMEPub/ENG/BrochureEng.
www.panda.org
*.l r*, n2s/u2/ro 25
UNIT2: AGRICULTURE,ENERGYANDENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION
MODULEI: AGRICIJT.IUREANDIHEENY,RONMENT
GENERATOBJECTIVES
On completion of this Module, studentshould:
1. understand the concepts, typesand role of agriculture in the Caribbean;
2. understand the environmental impacts of and threats to agricultural systems in the
Caribbean:
3. have knowtedge of environmentally sustainable practices in agricultural systems; in the
Caribbean:
4. acquire knowledge, and develop practical and analytical skills.
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbe able to:
l. compare and contrast agricultural (i) Definition of agriculture.
systemsin the Caribbean;*
(ii) Characteristics of Agricultural systems
with respect to commercial and small
scalefarmingincludingsubsistence (
(a) scaleof oPeration;
(b) inPuts: agro-chemicals,labour,
machinery and equiPment,
energy.financing;
(c) ProductivitY of sYstems: Yield
per unit input, for examPle,
tonnesper hectare;
(d) mariculture; genetic
engineering;
(e) aquaculture.
*.l r*, o2s/u2/Io 26
UNIT2
MODULEt: AGRICULTUREANDIHEENV,RONMENI(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES -EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
2. explainthe rolesof agriculturein the (i) Food Security(productionof food and
region; non-foodmaterials).
(ii) Production of materials .fo, agro-
processing industries.
(iii) Economic:
(u) livelihood (income generating
activities);
(b) foreignexchangeeamings;
(") contribution to Gross Domestic
Product.
3. ar.rerr the impact of agriculture on the (i) Technological:
'
environment:
(a) increasedproductivity;
(b) increasedvarieties:
(c) improved resistance to pest
infestation;
(ii) Environmental:
(u) healthrisks;
(b) threatsto sustainablelivelihoodof
communities;
(") land take (needfor vastamounts
of landsfor agriculture);
(d) pollutionfrominappropriateuse
of agro-chemicals(pesticides;
fertilisers/; antibiotics and
hormonesin aquacultureand
mariculture; eutrophication
*l r*, n2s/u2/Io 27
UNIT2
MODULEl: AGRICULTUREANDIHEENV,RONMENI@ont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbe ableto:
/ (") habitatdestruction;lossof
biodiversity;
/ (f) soil degradation: erosion;
'/
acidification; salinisation; water-
logging; soil compaction,
monocultureleadins to reduction
in soil fertility;
/ t9l wasteproduction: wastedisposal
'/
and mtanagement;solid and tiquid
wastes;
/(h) water degradation:sedimentation;
-/ '
changes in water discharge to
coastal zone surface and ground ,
waterpollution;
(i) land degradation: inappropriate
useof landtypes;hillside farming,
slashandburn agriculture;
CI) reduced water availability for
irrigation, mariculture and
aquaculture;
(k) Climate change due to methane
production.
4. explain the features of sustainable (i) Ecological integrity.
agriculture;
(ii) Economicviability.
(iii) Socialequity.
(iv) Adaptability
5. discuss threats to sustainable (i) Natural disasters:flood, hurricane, volcano.
. agriculture;
*.1 ,*, n2s/u2/10 28
UNIT2
MODULEl: AGRICUI.IUREANDIHEENVTRONMENI(cont'd)
SPECIFTCOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbe able to:
(ii) Climate change: temperature rise, sea
level rise. Change in precipitation
patterns.
(iii) External shoclcs: global markets, price
fluctuations.
(iv) Certification to meet international
standards.
(v) Importation of cheap agricultural
products.
A
F evaluateenvironmentallysustainable (i) Contourfarming.
practicesin agricultural systems; *
(ii) Terracing.
(iii) Croprotation.
(iv) ConservationTillage.
- (v) Agro-forestry.
,> (vi) Pestcontrol(biologicalandgenetic)and
(- Integratedpestmanagemerit.
_ (vii) Organicfarming.
- (viii) Hydroponics.
/
,.t (ix) Post-harvest management: waste
/' utilisationandwasteminimisation.
(x) Geneticengineering.
(xi) Plant andqnimal breeding.
7. present and interpret data using
appropriatecharts,tablesandgraphs,
*.l r*, n2s/u2/10 29
UNIT2
MODULEI: AGRICULTUREANDTHEENV,RONMENI
SusqestedTeachineand Learninq Activities
To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this Module,teachersare advisedto engage
studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow.
1. Conductfield visitsto agrochemicalfactories,agriculture,aquacultureandmariculturefarms
to observeandanalysetheiroperations.
2. Providetheopportunitiesfor studentsto identifyagro-chemicalsusedin territoryandanalyse
theircomposition.
3. Inviteguestlecturersto discussissuesin agriculture.
4. Allow studentsto createmodelsillustratingsoilerosion
5. Allow studentsto conductfertiliserexperimentsonplants.
6. Conductbrain-stormingsessionsto exploreentrepreneurialopportunitiesfor useof un-used
production(for example,fruit undertrees;non-meatpartsof livestock).
7. Collectanddocumentinformationon landusein a country,to assesshow primeagricultural
landis beingused.
8. Allow studentsto conduct investigationson waste productionand managementin an
agriculturalentity.
9. Conductinvestigationon waterqualityat agricultureoperations.
10. Give studentsassignmentsin which they comparesoil types and fertility in different
agriculturalsystems.
1I . Conductfield tripsto compareproductivityof differentfarms.
RESOURCES
*l r*, o2s/u2/ro 30
Arms,K.
Byrne,K.
Chiras,D.
Cunningham,W., andSaigo,
B.
Ehrlich,P.andEhrlich,A.
Enger,E. andSmith,B.
Goodbody,I. andThomas-
Hope,E.
Goudie,A. andViles.H.
Jordan,C.
Nebel,B. andWright,R.
Miller, G. Tyler
Website
www.mhhe.com/environmentalscience
www.ecs.co.szlenv_articles
UNIT2
I't
I cxct2snt2/ro 3l
EnvironmentaI Science: Second Edition, Phlladelphia: Holt,
RinehartandWinston,2007.
EnvironmentalScience: SecondEdition, IJnited.Kingdom:
NelsonThornes,200l.
EnvironmentalScience.Actionfor a SustainableFuture,
UnitesStatesof America:TheBenjamin/Cummings
PublishingCompanyInc., 1994.
EnvironmentalScience,A Global Concern:SixthEdition.
NewYork:McGrawHill. 2001.
ThePopulationExplosion,New York: Simonand
Schuster,1990.
EnvironmentalScience,A Studyof Inter-relationships,
NewYork:McGrawHiII,2004.
Natural ResourceManagementfor Sustainable
Developmentof theCaribbean,CanoePress,Universityof
theWestIndies,Mona,2002.
The Earth Transformed: An Introduction to Human
Impacts on the Environment: First Edition, Cambridge;
Massachusetts: BlackwellPublishersIncorporated,1997.
Conservation,New York: JohnWiley andSons,.l995.
EnvironmentalScience:Thellay the llorld lTorl<s,New
Jersey:PrenticeHal| 1997.
Living in theEnvironment,Principles,Connectionsand
Solutions,Califurnia: WadsworthPublishingCompany,
1994.
WCD (WorldCommissionon Environmentand
Development)OurCommonFuture,BrundtlandReport,
1987.
-
MODUTE2: ENERGYANDIHEENY,RONMENI
GENERATOBJECTIVES
Oncompletionof thisModule,studentsshould:
1. understandthenatureofenergyandits use;
2. understandthe socio-economicand environmentalimpactsof provision and the use of
energy.
3. appreciatetheadvantagesofusing renewableenergysources;
4. acquireknowledgeanddeveloppracticalandanalyticalskillsin theareascovered.
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
l. describe the nature, form and (i) Definition: energy, kinetic energy, (
conversionofenergy; potentialenergy,power.
(ii) Units of measurement:Joule,MJ, TJ,
GJ.Watt,MW, KWh.
(iii) Types of energy: solar, heat, light,
electrical,nuclear,chemical.
(iu) Examples of energy and conversion,
efficiency of conveision.
(") Renewableand non-renewablesources
of energy.
2. explainthe importanceof energyto (i) Useof energywithin societies.
society;
(ii) Socio-economicdependencyonenergy
use.
*.l r*, n2s/a2/Io ) z
of1
l
UNIT2
MODUTE2: ENERGYANDIHEENV,RONMENI(conl'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
EXPTANATORYNOTES
Primary EnergySources
A. Non-renewable
(i) Fossil fuels: location of reserves,
extraction, transportationprocessing
anduses.
(ii) Nuclear Power: nuclear fission and
nuclearfusion;useof nuclearfission,
nuclearpowerplant(basicstructureand
operation).
Nuclearfuel cycle
Renewable
Solarenergy:harnessinganduse:
(a) active(photothermal);
(b) passive (solar cookers, solar
furnaces);
(c) photovoltaiccells.
Indirectsolarpower:principalfeatures
andmethodsof harnessing:
(a) wind energy;
(b) hydroelectricenergy;
(c) biofuels:biomassfuel,biogas.
(iii) Geothermalenergy.
(iv) Wave,tidalandoceanthermalenergy.
describe the characteristics
variousenergysources;*
(iii)
B.
(i)
(ii)
*l r*, n2s/a2/to J J
UNIT2
MODUTE2: ENERGYANDIHEENV,RONMENI(cont'd)
5.
6.
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
EXPTANATORYNOTES
SecondaryEnergySource
Fuel cells: structure and process,Proton
exchangefuelcell.
(i) Technologicallimitations
(ii) Geographicalrestrictions.
(iii) Reliabilityof supply.
(iu) Economic (cost of production),.
political(energypolicyof country)and'
social.
(i) Conventionalgeneration.
(ii) Transmission.
(i) Generationrates.
(ii) Demandpattems.
(iii) Energystorage.
(i") Stockpiling capabilityfor fossilfuels.
(") Diversityof energysources.
(ui) Economiccost.
(vii) Governmentpolicies.
describetheconventionalgeneration
anddistributionof electricitv:*
evaluate the use of renewable
energy;*
discussfactors affecting electricity
generatingcapacityanddemand;
*l r*, n2s/u2/10 34
8. discussvarious methodsof energy
conservation and improving
efficiency;
outline the impact of variousforms o.f
energyin the environment;
(i) Definition:energyconservation,
energyefficiency.
(ii) Approacheslo energyconservation
(including but not limited to
transportation energ1tconservation,
domestic energ) conservation,
industrial energy conservation).
Improvingenergyefficiency:
(i) Energyefficientbuildings.
(ii) Co-generation.
(iii) Combinedcycles.
(iu) Use of alternative energy sources (for
example,biofuels).
(") Use of renewable energy (for example,
wind, solar, water).
(ui) Technological ffor example, types of
lighting, appliancesand machines).
Sustainablelifestyle (practicesthat
reducethe demandon natural
resources).
(i) Environmental:
(a) globalwarming;
(b) pollution impact;
(c) habitatdestruction.
(ii) Socio-economic:
(a) healthissues;
(b) dislocationof communities.
9.
*l r* n2s/a2/10 35
UNIT2
MODUTE2: ENERGYANDIHEENV,RONMENI(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbe able to:
10. explainthetotal costof energyuse. (i) Political.
(ii) Economic.
(iii) Social.
(iv) Environmental.
(v) Technological.
I l. interpret data using appropriate
charts,tablesandgraphs.
*l r*, n2s/a2/10 36
UNIT2
MODUTE2: ENERGYANDfHEENV,RONMENI(conf'd)
SuesestedTeachineand Learninq Activities
To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this module,teachersareadvisedto engage
studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow.
l. Conductfield visits to renewableenergyfacilities,for example,wind farms,solarwater
heatermanufacturersandphotovoltaic(PV) installations.
2. Conductresearchon renewableenergysystemsusedin the countryandthe extentof their
marketpenetration
3. Inviteguestlecturersto discussrenewableenergy.
4. Usecontourmapsto evaluatelossof areain thecountryif globalwarmingleadsto sealevel
rise.
5. Constructa simpledeviceto measureenergyuse.
6. Constructa simplerenewableenergydevice,for example,a solarwaterheater,a solarcrop
dryer,a PV powereddevice,anda simplesolarcooker.
7. Allow studentsto investigatediversityandpercentagecontributionto total annualgeneration
capacityin yourcountry.
8. Conductinvestigationson enefgyuse in home and school and recommendmethodsof
improvingenergyuseandconservation.
9. Assignstudentsto conductanassessmentof energyefficiencyin buildingswith respectto the
featuresthatcharacteriseanenergyefficientbuilding.
10. Constructamodelto depictanenergyefficientbuilding.
I l. Assignstudentsto conductaninvestigationontheenergyuseof varioussectors.
12. Collectdocumentationon policiesthatgovernenergyuseotransportationandextraction,and
promoteenergyconservationandefficiency.
*.l r*, o2s/a2/ru J I
UNII2
MODUTE2: ENERGYANDIHEENV,RONMENI(cont'd)
RESOURCES
Arms,K. Environm:entalScience,Philadelphia:SaundersCollege
Publishing(HarcourtBracePublisher),1994.
Byrne,K. EnvironmentalScience;SecondEdition,UnitedKingdom:
NelsonThornes.2001.
Chiras,D. EnvironmentalScience.Actionfor a SustainableFuture,
UnitedStatesof America:TheBenjamin/Cummings
PublishingComPanYlnc., 1994.
Cunningham,W. andSaigo, EnvironmentalScience,A GlobalConcern:SixthEdition,
B. NewYork:McGrawHill,200l.
Ehrlich,P.andEhrlich,A. ThePopulationExplosior,New York: Simonand
Schuster,1990.
Enger,E.,andSmith,B. EnvironmentalScience,A Study of Inter-relationships,
New York: McGrawHrLL,2002.
Goodbody, I. and Thomas- Natural Resource Management .fo, Sustainahle
Hope,E. Developmentof theCaribbean,CanoePress,Universityof
theWestIndies,Mona.2002
Jordan.C. Conservation,NewYork:JohnWileyandSons,1995,
Miller, G. Tyler Living in theEnvironment,Principles,Connectionsand
Solutions:WadsworthPublishingCompany.Belmont'
California,1994.
Nebel,B., Wright,R. EnvironmentalScience:TheWaythe WorldLl'orks,New
Jersev:PrenticeHall.1997.
WCD (WorldCommissiononEnvironmentand
Development)OurCommonFuture,BrundtlandReport,
1987.
WWF, IUCN, LJNEP- Caringfor theEarth: A Strategy
for SustainableLiving,1981.
Websites:
www.mhhe.com/environmentalscience
www.worldresourcesinstitute
www.eclac.org/publications
*.l r*, o2s/u2/ro 38
UNIT2
MODUTE3: POLLUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT
GENERAIOBJECTIVES
On completionof thisModule,studentsshould:
l. beawareof themajortypesandsourcesof pollution;
2. understandtheenvironmentalimpactsof pollution;
3. understandthe methodsavailablefor monitoring,analyzingandmitigatingpollutionandits
environmentalimpacts;
4. acquireknowledgeanddeveloppracticalandanalyticalskillsin theareascovered.
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
EXPTANATORYNOTES
l. describe the general sourcesand (i) Definitionof pollutionandpollutant.
natureof pollutants;
(ii) Local examples of pollutants and
incidencesof pollution.
(iii) Nature of pollutants: persistence,
mobility,synergisticeffects,toxicity.
(iv) Movementthroughtheenvironment.
2. identify environmentalreceptorsof Environmental receptors (micro-organisms,
specificpollutants;* plants, animals,humans).
3. describethe various pathways of Environmentalpathways(bioticandabiotic),
pollution in the ecosystemand the feeding relationships,bioaccumulationand
biosphere; biomagnification.
*.l r*, n2s/a2/ro 39
UNIT2
MODUTE3: POLIUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(conl'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES
Studentsshouldbe ableto:
4. outline the underlying causes of (i) Resource extraction, transportation,
pollution; Processingand use.
inappropriate technologY,
industrialization;
(ii) Population growth: behaviouralpattern,
lifestyle, consumPtion Pattern-
lack of environmental
consciousness; !
5. outline the underlying causes of (iii) InstitutionalFramework:
pollution;
(a) Environmental standards,
policies, legislation
(Absenceand limited
implementation).
(b) Limited economicinstruments
(lack of incentives- tax rebates,
limited implementationof
pollutionprinciples.
(iv) Lack of environmdntalethics.
6. discussthemajor sources, A. Atmospheric Pollution
impactandmitigationof pollution.*
(i) The Atmosphere.
(a) structureandcomPosition;
(b) physical processesand features
related to the movement of
pollutants (wind, alr effects of
topography on the movement of
pollutants).
*.l r*, n2s/u2/Io 40
UNIT2
MODUTE3: POILUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
EXPI.ANATORYNOTES
PrimaryAir Pollutants:
(a) types:carbonmonoxide;nitrogen
oxides;sulphuroxides;suspended
particulatematter;volatileorganic
compounds(includeformulae of
pollutant);
(b) sources;
(c) environmental pathways and
receptors;
(d) environmental impacts (fo,
example,public health, Carbon
Monoxide (CO) poisoning, acid
rain).
SecondaryAir Pollutants
(a) types:photochemicalsmog and
acidrain;
(b) mechanism of formation and
characteristics includins
equations;
(c) environmental pathways and
receptors;
(d) environmental impacts for
example, acidification of soil
and water, damage to
buildings).
(ii)
(iii)
*"l r*, n2i/u2/ro 4l
UNIT2
MODUTE3: POLLUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(conf'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbe ableto:
EXPTANATORYNOTES
Global Impacts
Pollutants
of Atmospheric
GlobalWarming:
(a) greenhouseeffect and earth's
heatbalance;
sources of greenhousegases:
anthropogenicandnatural;
greenhouseeffect and global
worming;
impactsof global warming(for
example, sea level rise,
increased temperatures,
increased intensities of
weatherphenomena,
OzoneDepletion:
(a) Ozone depletingsubstancesand
sources: natural and
anthropogenicsubstances;
chemical equation of formation
and destructionof ozone;
. Formation of Ozone
o'(g) + hvo(g)+ -)o.(g)
o.(g)+ o, (S)+M(g)--' o, (g)+ Mx(g)=
heat
(i")
(b)
(c)
(d)
(b)
*l r*, o2s/u2/Io 42
UNIT2
MODUTE3: POLIUTIONOFTHEENVTRONMENT(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbe ableto:
EXPI.ANATORYNOTES
. Destruction of Ozone
CFsClc(g) + hv +CF, Cr(g) + Cl(g)
Cl(g) + os(g) -+ Clo (g) + o,(g)
or
2os(g)+ so")(g)
Noisepollution:
(a) sources: industrial:
commercial;
(b) social;cultural;transportation;
(c) intensitymeasurementand
monitoringl
(d) health risks(for example,
damageto ear drum,public
health,stress).
(") General Mitigative Mdasures and
Monitoring:
(a) air quality monitoringmethods;
(b) solutions(technologicol,
education,public awareness,
legislation andpolicy incentive,
emissioncontrolandreduction
methods):
r*.lr*, o2s/a2/ro 43
UNIT2
MODUTE3: POILUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
EXPLANATORYNOTES
Water Pollution
Propertiesof water:
(a) physical: colour, taste, odour,
appearance,turbiditY;
(b) chemical: pH, dissolvedoxYgen
(DO) content,salinitY.
Water pollutants and their sources'.
(sediment, heat, nutrients and
biodegradableorganicmatter'pathogens'
sewageand toxic chemicals). Sources
(agriculture, municipal and domestic,
industrial, atmosPheric).
(ii) Pointandnon-Pointsources.
(iii) Factors affecting concentration of
pollutants:
(a) volumeof emission;
(b)
(c) volumeof receivingwater;
(d) residencetime;
(e) rateof degradationandremoval
of pollutants.
(i") Environmentalpathwaysandreceptors.
(") EnvironmentalimPacts:
(u) eutroPhication;
(b) deoxYgenation;
I
B.
(r,)
*.1"*, n2s/u2/Io 44
UNIT2
MODUTE3: POIIUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
(") coralreefdestruction;
(d) fishkills;
(") publichealthissues.
("i) General mitigative measures and
monitoring.
(a) solutions
EXPTANATORYNOTES
(i) technological (treatment
of drinking water,
treatment of sewage
and industrial ffiuent);
(ii) educationandpublic
awareness;
(iii) legislation and policy,
for example, ffiuent
discharge regulations.
(b) water quality monitoring
methods (water quality
parameters - nitrates,
phosphates, Biological Orygen
Demand (BOD); Chemical
Oxygen Demand (COD);
Total Suspended Solids
QSS); faecal coliforms. An
understanding of the proto:col
for testing each parameter is
required);
*.1 ,*, n2s/u2/ro 45
UNIT2
MODULE3: POILUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd)
(c)
c.
(i)
Land Pollution
Sources:industrial;agricultural;
municipal;domestic.
(ii) Causesof landpollution:
(a) atmosphericfallout;
(b) waste disPosal (domestic,
industrial, oPen dumPs,
sanitarylandfills);
(d)
(e)
dumpingof mineralextraction
spoils;
agricultural processes (see
Unit2 Module1);
oil spills.
(iii) Environmental PathwaYs and
receptors.
(iv) Environmentalimpacts(for example,
reducedaestheticquality, lowering of
land value, health imPlications,
changein landuse).
*l ,*, n2s/u2/to 46
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
Studentsshouldbeableto:
EXPTANATORYNOTES
(v) General mitigative measures and
monitoring
(a) Wasteminimization(reduction,
recycling, reuse,rethink).
(b) EnvironmentallmpactAssessments.
(Refe, to Unit l, Module 3, Specific /-
Objective 10.)
(c) Legislation, incentivesand penalties.
(d) Public awarenessand participation.
(e) Public awarenessand education.
(/) Clean up of pollution
(bioremediation and
phytoremediation).
@) Incineration.
(a) (h) Research and development
(research on status of
environmentalcomponentsand
development of policy).
6. analyse the environmental impacts (i) Sources(medicalandindustrialwaste).
of pollution from specific sources;*
(ii) Toxic effects(carcinogenic,mutagenic,
tetratogenic effects) .
(iii) Improperdisposalmethods.
7. assessthe effectivenessof measures
to mitigateenvironmentalimpactsof
pollution:
8. discuss the importance of (i) UnitedNationsConventionon Climate
international conventions and Change(UNFCCC) andKyotoProtocol.
agreements regarding pollution
control; (ii) MontrealProtocol.
*l r*, n2s/a2/ro 47
UNIT2
MODUTE3: POILUIIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(conl'd)
SPECIFICOBJECTIVES
StudentJshouldbeableto:
EXPTANATORYNOTES
(iii) InternationalConventionfor the
Preventionof MarinePollution
(MARPOL).
(iu) CartagenaConvention
(") BaselConvention.
("i) UnitedNationsConventionon Law of
theSeaUNCLO9.
g. interpret data using appropriate
charts,tablesandgraPhs'
SussestedTeachingand Learnine Activities
To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this Module,teachersare advisedto engage
studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow
l. Assignstudentsto investigateandcategoriselocalpollutionproblems.
Z. Assignstudentsto monitorindividualwasteproductionon a weeklybasis.
3. Conductresearchto compareemissionfrom leaded,unleadedanddieselfuels.
4. Assignexperimentalwork to investigateleadcontentof vegetationnearhighways.
5. Conductfield studiesonthecollectionanddisposalof garbage
6. Collectinformationon industriesandtheirpotentialto producepollution.
7. Conductresearchto analysetheeffectivenessoflocal legislationto reducegreenhousegases'
g. Conductfield studieson industriesor factoriesandanalysisof theirprocesseswith respectto
developingwastereductionstrategies.
Assignstudentsto investigaterespirationailmentsin a community.
*l r*, n2s/u2/to 48
UNIT2
MODUTE3: POILUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd)
9.
10.
I l.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Assign studentsto analyse air and water quality in urban areas.
Review relevantliteratureto establishsizeand location of ozonehole.
Assignstudentsto carryout waterqualitymeasurements:andfaecalcoliform: BOD, COD, TSS,pH.
Conductan investigationon the categoriesandsourcesof pollutantsin waterbodies.
Conductexperimentsto identifytherelationshipbetweenDO andtemperature.
Collectinformationon the level of sewagetreatmentat selectedtreatmentplants.
Conductsoil samplingexercisefor pollutantsand their concentrationlevels(urban,agricultural
andindustrialareas).
Assignstudentsto conducthomeauditfor sourcesandcategoriesof pollutants.
Conductinvestigationson the extentof recyclingactivitiesin the country,identificationof waste
thatcouldberecycled.
Conductbrain-stormingsessionon businessopportunitiesbasedon useof wasteasa resource.
Assignstudentsto measurenoiselevels
Assignstudentsto developstrategicplanson climatechange.
Encouragestudentsto garnerinformationon nationalpolicieson pollution control.
Assignstudentsto collectdataon environmentalimpactassessmentsandmakerecommendations.
Encouragestudentsto view An Inconvenient Truth and read ITTC Report, SternReport.
21.
22.
zJ.
*l r*, n2s/u2/Io 49
UNIT2
MODULE3: POLIUTIONOFIHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd)
RESOURCES
Arms, K.
r'
Environmental Science,Philadelphia: SaundersCollege Publishing
(HarcourtBracePublisher),1994'
Chiras,D. EnvironmentalScience.Actionfor a SustainableFuture,United States
ofAmerica:TheBenjamin/cummingsPublishingcompanylnc.,l994
Clarke,R. Marine Pollution,Toronto: Oxford UniversityPressInc., 1997' '
Cunningham,W. andSaigo,B. EnvironmentalScience,A globalconcern'McGraw Hill'
Enger,E. andSmith,B. EnvironmentalScience,A Study of Inter-relationships,New York:
McGraw Hi11.2002.
Farmer,A. ManagingEnvironmentalPollution,London:Routledge,1997.
Goodbody,L andThomas-Hope,.Natural ResourceManagementfor SustainableDevelopmentof
E. the Caribbean, CanoePress,University of the West Indies,
Mona.2002.
Ehrlich,P.andEhrlich,A. ThePopulationExplosion,New York: Simonandschuster'
.
1990.
Jordan,C. Conservatiorz,New York: JohnWiley andSons,1995'
Miller, G. ReplenishtheEarth,California:WadsworthPublications,1996'
Nebel,B. andwright, R. Environmentalscience:Theway theworld works,New Jersey:
PrenticeHall. 1997.
Reeve,R. EnvironmentalAnalysls,New York: JohnWiley andSons,1999.
Viessman,W. Jr.,andHammer, WaterSupptyand Pollution Control,Califomia:AddisonWesle
M. 1998.
Website:
www.mhhe.com/environmentalscience
http://www.basel.int/convention/about.html
http://ozone.unep.org/publications/exemplary-projects
www.occ.gov.uk/activities/stern
www.imo.orgy'safety/mainframe
*.l rt, n2s/a2/10 50
I OUTLINEOFASSESSMENT
EachUnit will be assessedseparately.Theschemeof assessmentfor eachUnit will bethesame.A
candidate'sperformanceon eachUnit will be reportedas an overall gradeand a gradeon each
Moduleof theUnit. Theassessmentwill comprisetwo components,externalandintemal.
EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT QO%)
At theendof theacademicyearin whicha Unit of thesyllabusis taken,thestudentis expectedto sit
twowrittenpapersfor a totalof 4 hrs.
Paper01
(l hour30minutes)
Paper02
(2 hours30minutes)
The paper comprisesforty-five compulsory,
multiple-choiceitems,fifteen basedon each
Module.
The paper comprises six compulsory
questions,twobasedon eachModule.
(30%)
(40%)
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT €0%,)
The InternalAssessmentin respectof eachUnit will contribute30o/oto the total assessmentof a
candidate'sperformanceonthatUnit.
(i) Paper03A
The assessmentfor eachUnit will be in the form of a journal. Thejournal will comprise
reportson site visitsand laboratoryexercises. Thejournal shouldfocus on at leastone
specific objectivefrom any of the three Modulesin the Unit and incorporatethe relevant
practical skills.
(ii) Paper03B
Thisis analternateto Paper03A andis intendedfor privatecandidates.
MODERATIONOFINTERNATASSESSMENT
Eachyearan InternalAssessmentRecordSheetwill be sentto schoolssubmittinestudentsfor the
examinations.
All InternalAssessmentRecordSheetsand sampleof assignmentsmustbe submittedto CXC by
May 31 of theyearof the examination.A sampleof assignmentswill be requestedfor moderation
purposesby CXC. Thesesampleswill bere-assessedby CXC Examinerswho moderatetheInternal
Assessment.Teachers'marksmaybe.adjustedasa resultof moderation.TheExaminers'comments
will be sentto schools.
*.l r*, n2s/u2/ro 51
Copiesof the students'assignmentthat arenot submittedmustbe retainedby the schooluntil three
monthsafterpublicationby cXC of theexaminationresults.
ASSESSMENTDETAILS
External Asseilmentby Written Papers(70ohof Total Assessment)
Paper01 (1 hour 30 minutes- 307oof Total Assessment)
1. Compositionof the PaPer
Thepapercomprisesforty-five multiple-choiceitems,fifteen itemsbasedon eachModule'
2. SyllabusCoverage
(i) Knowledgeof theentiresyllabusis required
(ii) Theintentionof thispaper is to testcandidates'knowledgeacrossthebreadthof the
syllabus.
3. QuestionTYPe
Questionsmaybebasedon.diagrams,data,graph,photographsor prose.
4. Mark Allocation
(i) Onemarkwill beassignedforeachitem'
(ii) The maximum nfark availablefor this paper is forty-five and will be weightedto
ninetY.
(iii) Thispapercontributes30votowardsthefinal assessment'
(ir) The marks will be awardedfor Knowledge and Comprehension,Application of
KnowledgeandPracticalAbilities'
5. Useof Calculators
Candidateswill be allowedto usea non-programmablecalculatorin theexaminations.Each
candidateis responsiblefor providinghis/herown calculatorandto ensurethat it functions
throughouttheexaminations.
6. Useof GeometricalInstruments
Candidatesare allowedto usegeometricalinstrumentsin theexaminations.Eachcandidate
is responsiblefor providing hisor her own instruments'
*.l r*, n2s/a2/Io 52
l.
Paner02(2 hours30 minutes- 70%oof Total Assessment)
Compositionof Paper
Thepaperis arrangedinto threesections.Eachsectionrepresents
of theUnit. Eachsectioncontainstwocompulsoryquestions.
SyllahusCoverage
(i) Comprehensiveknowledgeof theentiresyllabusis required.
(ii) Each questionmayfocus on a single themeor developa
unconnectedthemes.
2.
one of the three Modules
single theme or several
3. QuestionType
Questionsare of a free-responseform and may be based on diagrams,data, graph,
photographsor prose.Responsesareto bewritteninthe separalebookletprovided.
4. Mark Allocation
(i) Eachquestionis worth 20.marksandthenumberallocatedto eachsub-questionwill
appearon theexaminationpaper.
(ii) Themaximummarkfor thispaperis 120.
(iii) Thispapercontributes40%otowardsthefinal assessment.
(iv) The marlrs will be awardedfor Knowledge and Comprehension,Application of
KnowledgeandPracticalAbilities.
5. Useof Calculators
Candidateswill beallowedto usea non-programmablecalculatorin theexaminations.Each
candidateis responsiblefor providinghis/herown calculatorandto ensurethat it functions
throushouttheexaminations.
6. Use of Geometrical Instruments
Candidates are allowed to usegeometrical instruments in the examinations. Each candidate
is responsiblefor providing his or her own instruments,
w.l r*, o2s/a2/to 53
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
InternalAsessmentis anintegralpartof studentassessmentin thecoursecoveredby thissyllabus'It
is intendedto assiststudentsin acquiringcertainknowledge,skills, andattitudesthatareassociated
;ilffi;ffi:il activityfortheInternalAssessmentlslinkedtothesvllabusandshouldform
partof thelearningactivitiesto enablethestudentto achievetheobjectivesof thesyllabus'
During the courseof study for the subject,studentsobtain marksfor the competencethey develop
and demonstratein undertakingtheir InternalAssessmentassignments.These-markscontributeto
thefinal marksandgradesthatire awardedto studentsfor theirperformancein theexamination'
During the courseof studyfor the subject,studentsobtain marksfor the competencethey develop''
anddemonstratein undertakingtheir InternalAssessmentassignments.Thesemarkscontributeto
thefinal marksandgradesthatire awardedto studentsfor theirperformancein theexamination'
Theguidelinesprovidedin thissyllabusfor selectingappropriatetasksareintendedto assistteachers
and studentsin selectingassignmentsthat are valid lor the purposeof InternalAssessment'The
guidelinesprovided for the assessmentof theseassignmentsare intendedto assistteachersin
awardingmarksthatarereliableestimatesof theachievementof studentsin theInternalAssessment
componentof the course.In orderto ensurethatthe scoresawardedby teachersarenot out of line
with the CXC standards,the Council undertakesthe moderationof a sampleof the Internal
Assessmentassignmentsmarkedby eachteacher'
TheInternalAssessmentcomponentis compulsory.Theassignmentis assessedby theteacher,using
InternalAssessmentCriteriaprovidedbelow'
Thefollowingaretheskillsthatwill beassessed:
(i) the selectionof techniques,designs,methodologiesandinstrumentsappropriateto different
environmentalsituations;
(ii) thecollectionandcollationof data;
(iii) theanalysis,interpretationandpresentationof suchdata;
(iv) theuseof appropriatequantitativetechniques;
(v) the developmentof appropriatemodelsas possiblesolutionsto specificenvironmental
problems.
TheInternalAssessmentshouldrelateto at leastoNE specificobjectivein theunit'
*l r* n2s/u2/Io 54
CRITERIA FOR THE INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
The following are the guidelinesfor assessingthejournal.
1. Thejournalis internallyassessedby theteacherandexternallymoderatedby CXC
z. Eachcandidatewill be requiredto completea journal in which he/shewill be expectedto
demonstratethepracticalskillslistedon Page53.
THE JOARNAL
The reportsfor a seriesof site-visitsand
arerecordedin thejournal.
Thejournalwill comprise:
laboratoryexercisesassociatedwith the site-visits
(u) anentryfor eachsitevisit
(b) areportfor thejournal
(") a final reportonthesetof site-visits
Eachstudentis expectedto conductandwrite a final reporton a minimum of four (4) site
visitsandfour (4) laboratoryexercises.
(ii)
(iii)
Sitevisitsshouldbebasedeitheron visitsto onesitewherechangesovera periodof
time areobservedOR on a seriesof visitsto differentsitesto compareandcontrast
similarprocessesor occurrences.
Laboratoryexercisesshouldrelateto eachor anyof theseriesof site-visits.
The entriesfor the site-visitsand the reportsfor the laboratoryexercisesMUST
informthefinal reportfor thejournal. Thefinal reportmustnotexceed1500words'
expectedto work closelywith studentsby providingfeedbackon all aspectsof theTeachers
project.
Students
reporting,
making.
should be encouragedto developthe
conciserecordingand the ability for
keen observation,relevantand precise
thinking, problem-solvingand decision-
habit of
critical
Eachstudentis requiredto keepa record(ournal) for thereportson the laboratoryexercisesanda
final reportfor entriesonthesite-visits.
It is recommendedthattheassessmentcriteriabeavailableto candidatesatall times.
(A) Site-Visit
The entry for eachsite-visitshouldberecordedusingtheformatbelow:
I
55*, I cxc,e2sru2/Io
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(iv) Objective(s)
(v) Activities
(vi) Observations
(vii) Comments
(viii) Follow-uPActivities
The teacheris requiredto assesseachsite-visitfor
maximumof 40 marksshouldbescaledto l0 marks'
(B) Laboratorv Exercise
EntryNumber
Date
Site@d"cation)
PlanningandDesigning;.
ObservationandRecording;
ManipulationandMeasurement;
AnalysisandInterPretation;
ReportingandPresentation.
Total
I mark
4 marks
a
2 marks
2 marks
I mark
10Marks
a maximumof 10 marks. The total from
No fractionalmarksshouldbe awarded.
4 marks
J marks
'
2 marks
6 marks
3 marks
20 marks
(Scaledto 10marks)
Theareasthatwill beassessedin thereportfor eachlaboratory exerciseare:
Ijl
li
il,
Theteacheris requiredto mark andawarda scoreout of a maximumof 20 marksfor eachlaboratory
reportandthenscaleto l0 marks.No fractional marks shouldbe awarded'
Theseentriesfor the site-visitsand the laboratory reportsshouldinform the final report for the
journal.
Laboratoryexercisesshouldbereportedusingtheformatbelow:
i) Title iD Aim
w.l r*, o2s/u2/Io 56
iii) Materials
v) DataCollection/Results
iv) Procedure
vi) DiscussionandConclusions
(C) Final Report for Journal
Theareasthatwill beassessedin thefinal reportfor thejournalaresummarisedin thetablebelow.
Final Report for Journal Marks
1 Clarityof thestatementof therealworld problembeingstudied(project
description)
2
2 . Definitionof thescopeof theproject (purposeof project) a
J
3. Adequacyof information/datagatheredandthe appropriatenessof the
designchosenfor investigatingtheproblem a
J
a . Appropriatenessof theliteraturereview 5
Presentationof dataiAnalvsisof data 6
6. Discussionof findings 8
7 . Conclusion 3
8. Recommendations 4
9. Communicationof information 4
lo. Bibliography 2
Total 40
l
I
II
I
II
I
I' I
! l
I
I
I
I
lI
rl
r
i
i
i
i
*l r*, n2s/u2/ro J I
ASSESSINGTHE JOURI{AL REPORT
l.
2.
3.
4.
5.
ProblemStutement
. ProblemclearlYstated
. Probf1mclearlystatedandconcise
Purposeof Project
' Purposestated
. Purposestatedandsomevariablesidentified
. Purposestatedandall variablesidentified
Methodsof Data Collection
. Datacollectiondesigndescribed
. Designclear,appropriate,carriedoutwith few flaws
. Designclear,appropriate,carriedoutwithoutflaws
Literature Review
. LiteraturereviewattemPted
. LiteraturereviewaPProPriate
. Literaturereviewappropriateandcomprehensive
Presentationof Data
. Usedgraphs,tables,figuresandstatisticalsymbolsadequately
. Usedlruptrr,tables,figuresandstatisticalsymbolscreatively
6. AnalYsisof Data
' SomeanalYsisattemPted
' AnalysisadequatelYdone
' Analysisused2 or moreapproaches
. Analysisusedavarietyof approachesor exceededrequirementsof
thecourse
Discussionof Findings
8
. Some findings stated
. All findings stated
. Somefindingsstatedandsupportedby data
. All findingsstatedandsupportedby data
. Somefindlngsstated,tuppntt.d by dataandtheir interpretability
addressed
. All findingsstated,supportedby dataandtheir interpretability
I
2
l !
2
a
J
I
2
J
l-2
3-4
5
I
2
J
4
I
2
J
4
5
addressed
. Reliabilityor validitY,
. Reliabilityor validitY,
andusefulnessof somefindingsaddressed
andusefulnessofall findingsaddressed
*l r*, o2s/u2/10 58
8. Conclusion 3
. Conclusionclearandbasedon finding(s) I
. Conclusionclear,basedon finding(s) andvalid 2
. Conclusionclear,basedon finding(s),validandrelatedto 3
purpose(s)of project
g. Recommena"Ion, 4
. Fewrecommendationsbasedon findings 2
. Mostrecommendationsbasedon findings 3
. Recommendationsfully derivedfrom findings 4
10. Communicationof Information 4
. Informationcommunicatedin a fairly logicalmannerwith several I
grammaticalerrors
. Informationcommunicatedin a loeicalmannerwith some 2
grammaticalenors
. Informationcommunicatedin a loeicalmannerwith few 3
grammaticalerrors
. Informationcommunicatedin a loeicalmannerwith no 4
grammaticalerrors
11. Bibliography
. Numberof referencesis lessthan4
. Numberof referencesis greaterthan4, writtenusinga consistent
. convention
Total 40 marks
Theoverallassessmentof eachstudentis basedon theentriesfor thefour site-visits(40marks),four
laboratoryexercises(40marks)andthefinal reportfor thejournal(40marks).
A totalof 90 markssummarisedin thetablebelow:
Component Raw Marks Total Marks
4 site-visits
4 x l0:40
Scaledto l0
l0
4laboratory
exercises
4 x l0:40 40
Finalreport 40 40
Total 90
i
r
It
I,l
*.l r*, o2s/u2/ro 59
GENERATGUIDETINESFORTEACHERS
L Theteacheris requiredto markthejournal andfinal marksmustberecordedout
of 90.
e. The schoolmustretainall journalsfor at leastthreemonthsafterpublicationof the results
sincejournalsmayberequestedby CXC for moderationpurposes.
3. The specificobjectiveshighlightedby an asteriskaresuitablefor InternalAssessment,but
theassignmentsneednot assessonly theseobjectives;
4. The reliabilityof the marksawardedis a significantfactorin the InternalAssessment,and
hasfar reachingimplicationsfor thecandidate'sfinal grade. Teachersareaskedto notethe
following:
(i) the marksawardedto thejournal must be carefully transferredto the CXC Internal
Assessmentforms;
theteachermustallocateone-thirdof thetotalscorefor theInternalAssessmentto
eachModule. Fractional marks shouldnot be awarded. [n caseswherethemark
is notdivisibleby three,thentheallocationis asfollows:
(a) when theremainderis I mark,themark is allocatedto Module3;
(b) Whentheremainderis 2, thena mark is allocatedto Module3 andthe other
markto Module2.
Forexample,35marksareallocatedasfollows:
35 13:ll remainder2so 11markstoModuleI and12markstoeachof
Modules2 and3.
(iii) thestandardof markingshouldbeconsistent'
Candidateswho do not fulfil therequirementsof theInternalAssessmentwill be considered
absentfrom thewholeexamination.
(ii)
5 .
l
'l
{iIf
I;
'f"
*l r*" u2s/u2/to 60

Weitere ähnliche Inhalte

Was ist angesagt?

Grant for turion analysis
Grant for turion analysisGrant for turion analysis
Grant for turion analysis
erikaLane14
 
Guidance for Lectures & Certificate Programs at Center for Sustainability Sci...
Guidance for Lectures & Certificate Programs at Center for Sustainability Sci...Guidance for Lectures & Certificate Programs at Center for Sustainability Sci...
Guidance for Lectures & Certificate Programs at Center for Sustainability Sci...
census Strass
 
EDITED Karmacharya Draft Five_SDT FINAL
EDITED Karmacharya Draft Five_SDT FINALEDITED Karmacharya Draft Five_SDT FINAL
EDITED Karmacharya Draft Five_SDT FINAL
Binab Karmacharya
 
Howell_Daniel_MR_201504_MSc
Howell_Daniel_MR_201504_MScHowell_Daniel_MR_201504_MSc
Howell_Daniel_MR_201504_MSc
D. Mark Howell
 
Towers J Fauna Study for Bonogin Conservation Reserves Gold Coast QLD
Towers J Fauna Study for Bonogin Conservation Reserves Gold Coast QLDTowers J Fauna Study for Bonogin Conservation Reserves Gold Coast QLD
Towers J Fauna Study for Bonogin Conservation Reserves Gold Coast QLD
Jason Towers
 
The importance of_history_and_historical_records_f
The importance of_history_and_historical_records_fThe importance of_history_and_historical_records_f
The importance of_history_and_historical_records_f
RishikhesanALMuniand
 
Joyce_AtlantaPoster_Final (1)
Joyce_AtlantaPoster_Final (1)Joyce_AtlantaPoster_Final (1)
Joyce_AtlantaPoster_Final (1)
Michelle Nelson
 

Was ist angesagt? (20)

Grant for turion analysis
Grant for turion analysisGrant for turion analysis
Grant for turion analysis
 
Guidance for Lectures & Certificate Programs at Center for Sustainability Sci...
Guidance for Lectures & Certificate Programs at Center for Sustainability Sci...Guidance for Lectures & Certificate Programs at Center for Sustainability Sci...
Guidance for Lectures & Certificate Programs at Center for Sustainability Sci...
 
EDITED Karmacharya Draft Five_SDT FINAL
EDITED Karmacharya Draft Five_SDT FINALEDITED Karmacharya Draft Five_SDT FINAL
EDITED Karmacharya Draft Five_SDT FINAL
 
Hsp bio edit
Hsp bio editHsp bio edit
Hsp bio edit
 
Biodiversity research in_the_philippines_from_1998
Biodiversity research in_the_philippines_from_1998Biodiversity research in_the_philippines_from_1998
Biodiversity research in_the_philippines_from_1998
 
CV-E-Gamba2016
CV-E-Gamba2016CV-E-Gamba2016
CV-E-Gamba2016
 
Eje eje 201405-0008
Eje eje 201405-0008Eje eje 201405-0008
Eje eje 201405-0008
 
Howell_Daniel_MR_201504_MSc
Howell_Daniel_MR_201504_MScHowell_Daniel_MR_201504_MSc
Howell_Daniel_MR_201504_MSc
 
Bachelor Thesis cut
Bachelor Thesis cutBachelor Thesis cut
Bachelor Thesis cut
 
Final Resume 2016
Final Resume 2016Final Resume 2016
Final Resume 2016
 
Towers J Fauna Study for Bonogin Conservation Reserves Gold Coast QLD
Towers J Fauna Study for Bonogin Conservation Reserves Gold Coast QLDTowers J Fauna Study for Bonogin Conservation Reserves Gold Coast QLD
Towers J Fauna Study for Bonogin Conservation Reserves Gold Coast QLD
 
The importance of_history_and_historical_records_f
The importance of_history_and_historical_records_fThe importance of_history_and_historical_records_f
The importance of_history_and_historical_records_f
 
[Ostrom, 2009] a general framework for analyzing sustainability of social-e...
[Ostrom, 2009]   a general framework for analyzing sustainability of social-e...[Ostrom, 2009]   a general framework for analyzing sustainability of social-e...
[Ostrom, 2009] a general framework for analyzing sustainability of social-e...
 
Range-wide Conservation Strategy for the Gopher Tortoise (Draft)
Range-wide Conservation Strategy for the Gopher Tortoise (Draft)Range-wide Conservation Strategy for the Gopher Tortoise (Draft)
Range-wide Conservation Strategy for the Gopher Tortoise (Draft)
 
CV_Vinayak_Mathur
CV_Vinayak_MathurCV_Vinayak_Mathur
CV_Vinayak_Mathur
 
6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum - Sixth Grade Science - Best Homeschool Curri...
6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum - Sixth Grade Science - Best Homeschool Curri...6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum - Sixth Grade Science - Best Homeschool Curri...
6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum - Sixth Grade Science - Best Homeschool Curri...
 
Luksha C V 2015
Luksha C V 2015Luksha C V 2015
Luksha C V 2015
 
Joyce_AtlantaPoster_Final (1)
Joyce_AtlantaPoster_Final (1)Joyce_AtlantaPoster_Final (1)
Joyce_AtlantaPoster_Final (1)
 
Gopher Tortoise Webinar Presentation
Gopher Tortoise Webinar PresentationGopher Tortoise Webinar Presentation
Gopher Tortoise Webinar Presentation
 
A strategy for addressing public health and zoonotic issues using a One Healt...
A strategy for addressing public health and zoonotic issues using a One Healt...A strategy for addressing public health and zoonotic issues using a One Healt...
A strategy for addressing public health and zoonotic issues using a One Healt...
 

Ähnlich wie 6 ch02 01_que_20090116 chem pp gce

Course DescriptionENVI110 is an introductory, interdisciplinary .docx
Course DescriptionENVI110 is an introductory, interdisciplinary .docxCourse DescriptionENVI110 is an introductory, interdisciplinary .docx
Course DescriptionENVI110 is an introductory, interdisciplinary .docx
faithxdunce63732
 
597616453-YEARLY-LESSON-PLAN-KSSM-SCIENCE-DLP-FORM-2.pptx
597616453-YEARLY-LESSON-PLAN-KSSM-SCIENCE-DLP-FORM-2.pptx597616453-YEARLY-LESSON-PLAN-KSSM-SCIENCE-DLP-FORM-2.pptx
597616453-YEARLY-LESSON-PLAN-KSSM-SCIENCE-DLP-FORM-2.pptx
NURAFIFAHBINTIJAMALU
 
kguzikLPSept12.DOC
kguzikLPSept12.DOCkguzikLPSept12.DOC
kguzikLPSept12.DOC
Kyle Guzik
 
The Lesson on Lyme Classroom Activity
The Lesson on Lyme Classroom ActivityThe Lesson on Lyme Classroom Activity
The Lesson on Lyme Classroom Activity
Veronica Nelson
 

Ähnlich wie 6 ch02 01_que_20090116 chem pp gce (20)

How do we build a community of practice around the creation and updating of O...
How do we build a community of practice around the creation and updating of O...How do we build a community of practice around the creation and updating of O...
How do we build a community of practice around the creation and updating of O...
 
THS_General Biology_Curriculum Guide_v1516
THS_General Biology_Curriculum Guide_v1516THS_General Biology_Curriculum Guide_v1516
THS_General Biology_Curriculum Guide_v1516
 
Thesis
ThesisThesis
Thesis
 
Course DescriptionENVI110 is an introductory, interdisciplinary .docx
Course DescriptionENVI110 is an introductory, interdisciplinary .docxCourse DescriptionENVI110 is an introductory, interdisciplinary .docx
Course DescriptionENVI110 is an introductory, interdisciplinary .docx
 
Assessment plan term 1 2021
Assessment plan term 1 2021Assessment plan term 1 2021
Assessment plan term 1 2021
 
Invasive species as a treat to local biodiversity: integrated approach on Bud...
Invasive species as a treat to local biodiversity: integrated approach on Bud...Invasive species as a treat to local biodiversity: integrated approach on Bud...
Invasive species as a treat to local biodiversity: integrated approach on Bud...
 
597616453-YEARLY-LESSON-PLAN-KSSM-SCIENCE-DLP-FORM-2.pptx
597616453-YEARLY-LESSON-PLAN-KSSM-SCIENCE-DLP-FORM-2.pptx597616453-YEARLY-LESSON-PLAN-KSSM-SCIENCE-DLP-FORM-2.pptx
597616453-YEARLY-LESSON-PLAN-KSSM-SCIENCE-DLP-FORM-2.pptx
 
Ugc net environmental sciences books
Ugc net environmental sciences booksUgc net environmental sciences books
Ugc net environmental sciences books
 
Ugc20syllabus
Ugc20syllabusUgc20syllabus
Ugc20syllabus
 
Ess student course guide
Ess student course guideEss student course guide
Ess student course guide
 
OK_Unit - I Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies.ppt
OK_Unit - I Multidisciplinary nature of  environmental studies.pptOK_Unit - I Multidisciplinary nature of  environmental studies.ppt
OK_Unit - I Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies.ppt
 
Applying Geospatial Technologies to Sustainable Development Analysis: The cas...
Applying Geospatial Technologies to Sustainable Development Analysis: The cas...Applying Geospatial Technologies to Sustainable Development Analysis: The cas...
Applying Geospatial Technologies to Sustainable Development Analysis: The cas...
 
kguzikLPSept12.DOC
kguzikLPSept12.DOCkguzikLPSept12.DOC
kguzikLPSept12.DOC
 
Env edu 216 unit 1
Env edu 216 unit 1Env edu 216 unit 1
Env edu 216 unit 1
 
IARU Global Challenges 2014 Cornell Tracking our decline
IARU Global  Challenges 2014 Cornell Tracking our declineIARU Global  Challenges 2014 Cornell Tracking our decline
IARU Global Challenges 2014 Cornell Tracking our decline
 
Text Book-Environmental Studies.pdf
Text Book-Environmental Studies.pdfText Book-Environmental Studies.pdf
Text Book-Environmental Studies.pdf
 
Environmental Studies Book.pdf
Environmental Studies Book.pdfEnvironmental Studies Book.pdf
Environmental Studies Book.pdf
 
Wildlife and Protected Area Management
Wildlife and Protected Area Management Wildlife and Protected Area Management
Wildlife and Protected Area Management
 
The Lesson on Lyme Classroom Activity
The Lesson on Lyme Classroom ActivityThe Lesson on Lyme Classroom Activity
The Lesson on Lyme Classroom Activity
 
Environmental_Unit_2_22-23.pdf
Environmental_Unit_2_22-23.pdfEnvironmental_Unit_2_22-23.pdf
Environmental_Unit_2_22-23.pdf
 

Mehr von Tashmar Davis

Factors that promote or hinder development(1)
Factors that promote or hinder development(1)Factors that promote or hinder development(1)
Factors that promote or hinder development(1)
Tashmar Davis
 
Basic formulas and functions
Basic formulas and functionsBasic formulas and functions
Basic formulas and functions
Tashmar Davis
 
Alex edit ia caribbean studies
Alex edit ia caribbean studiesAlex edit ia caribbean studies
Alex edit ia caribbean studies
Tashmar Davis
 
2004 cape chem unit 01 paper 01
2004 cape chem unit 01 paper 012004 cape chem unit 01 paper 01
2004 cape chem unit 01 paper 01
Tashmar Davis
 
1999 cape chem unit 01 paper 01 (specimen)(1)
1999 cape chem unit 01 paper 01 (specimen)(1)1999 cape chem unit 01 paper 01 (specimen)(1)
1999 cape chem unit 01 paper 01 (specimen)(1)
Tashmar Davis
 
6 ch02 01_que_20110120 chem pp
6 ch02 01_que_20110120 chem pp6 ch02 01_que_20110120 chem pp
6 ch02 01_que_20110120 chem pp
Tashmar Davis
 
M1caribbeanstudiesmodule1
M1caribbeanstudiesmodule1M1caribbeanstudiesmodule1
M1caribbeanstudiesmodule1
Tashmar Davis
 

Mehr von Tashmar Davis (9)

Unit 1
Unit 1Unit 1
Unit 1
 
Factors that promote or hinder development(1)
Factors that promote or hinder development(1)Factors that promote or hinder development(1)
Factors that promote or hinder development(1)
 
Basic formulas and functions
Basic formulas and functionsBasic formulas and functions
Basic formulas and functions
 
3 e coasts (1)
3 e coasts (1)3 e coasts (1)
3 e coasts (1)
 
Alex edit ia caribbean studies
Alex edit ia caribbean studiesAlex edit ia caribbean studies
Alex edit ia caribbean studies
 
2004 cape chem unit 01 paper 01
2004 cape chem unit 01 paper 012004 cape chem unit 01 paper 01
2004 cape chem unit 01 paper 01
 
1999 cape chem unit 01 paper 01 (specimen)(1)
1999 cape chem unit 01 paper 01 (specimen)(1)1999 cape chem unit 01 paper 01 (specimen)(1)
1999 cape chem unit 01 paper 01 (specimen)(1)
 
6 ch02 01_que_20110120 chem pp
6 ch02 01_que_20110120 chem pp6 ch02 01_que_20110120 chem pp
6 ch02 01_que_20110120 chem pp
 
M1caribbeanstudiesmodule1
M1caribbeanstudiesmodule1M1caribbeanstudiesmodule1
M1caribbeanstudiesmodule1
 

Kürzlich hochgeladen

Architecting Cloud Native Applications
Architecting Cloud Native ApplicationsArchitecting Cloud Native Applications
Architecting Cloud Native Applications
WSO2
 
Why Teams call analytics are critical to your entire business
Why Teams call analytics are critical to your entire businessWhy Teams call analytics are critical to your entire business
Why Teams call analytics are critical to your entire business
panagenda
 
Cloud Frontiers: A Deep Dive into Serverless Spatial Data and FME
Cloud Frontiers:  A Deep Dive into Serverless Spatial Data and FMECloud Frontiers:  A Deep Dive into Serverless Spatial Data and FME
Cloud Frontiers: A Deep Dive into Serverless Spatial Data and FME
Safe Software
 

Kürzlich hochgeladen (20)

Artificial Intelligence Chap.5 : Uncertainty
Artificial Intelligence Chap.5 : UncertaintyArtificial Intelligence Chap.5 : Uncertainty
Artificial Intelligence Chap.5 : Uncertainty
 
Architecting Cloud Native Applications
Architecting Cloud Native ApplicationsArchitecting Cloud Native Applications
Architecting Cloud Native Applications
 
Why Teams call analytics are critical to your entire business
Why Teams call analytics are critical to your entire businessWhy Teams call analytics are critical to your entire business
Why Teams call analytics are critical to your entire business
 
A Beginners Guide to Building a RAG App Using Open Source Milvus
A Beginners Guide to Building a RAG App Using Open Source MilvusA Beginners Guide to Building a RAG App Using Open Source Milvus
A Beginners Guide to Building a RAG App Using Open Source Milvus
 
AXA XL - Insurer Innovation Award Americas 2024
AXA XL - Insurer Innovation Award Americas 2024AXA XL - Insurer Innovation Award Americas 2024
AXA XL - Insurer Innovation Award Americas 2024
 
GenAI Risks & Security Meetup 01052024.pdf
GenAI Risks & Security Meetup 01052024.pdfGenAI Risks & Security Meetup 01052024.pdf
GenAI Risks & Security Meetup 01052024.pdf
 
DBX First Quarter 2024 Investor Presentation
DBX First Quarter 2024 Investor PresentationDBX First Quarter 2024 Investor Presentation
DBX First Quarter 2024 Investor Presentation
 
Apidays New York 2024 - The value of a flexible API Management solution for O...
Apidays New York 2024 - The value of a flexible API Management solution for O...Apidays New York 2024 - The value of a flexible API Management solution for O...
Apidays New York 2024 - The value of a flexible API Management solution for O...
 
A Year of the Servo Reboot: Where Are We Now?
A Year of the Servo Reboot: Where Are We Now?A Year of the Servo Reboot: Where Are We Now?
A Year of the Servo Reboot: Where Are We Now?
 
Strategies for Landing an Oracle DBA Job as a Fresher
Strategies for Landing an Oracle DBA Job as a FresherStrategies for Landing an Oracle DBA Job as a Fresher
Strategies for Landing an Oracle DBA Job as a Fresher
 
Repurposing LNG terminals for Hydrogen Ammonia: Feasibility and Cost Saving
Repurposing LNG terminals for Hydrogen Ammonia: Feasibility and Cost SavingRepurposing LNG terminals for Hydrogen Ammonia: Feasibility and Cost Saving
Repurposing LNG terminals for Hydrogen Ammonia: Feasibility and Cost Saving
 
Web Form Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apri...
Web Form Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apri...Web Form Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apri...
Web Form Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apri...
 
Connector Corner: Accelerate revenue generation using UiPath API-centric busi...
Connector Corner: Accelerate revenue generation using UiPath API-centric busi...Connector Corner: Accelerate revenue generation using UiPath API-centric busi...
Connector Corner: Accelerate revenue generation using UiPath API-centric busi...
 
Apidays Singapore 2024 - Scalable LLM APIs for AI and Generative AI Applicati...
Apidays Singapore 2024 - Scalable LLM APIs for AI and Generative AI Applicati...Apidays Singapore 2024 - Scalable LLM APIs for AI and Generative AI Applicati...
Apidays Singapore 2024 - Scalable LLM APIs for AI and Generative AI Applicati...
 
Data Cloud, More than a CDP by Matt Robison
Data Cloud, More than a CDP by Matt RobisonData Cloud, More than a CDP by Matt Robison
Data Cloud, More than a CDP by Matt Robison
 
Apidays New York 2024 - Scaling API-first by Ian Reasor and Radu Cotescu, Adobe
Apidays New York 2024 - Scaling API-first by Ian Reasor and Radu Cotescu, AdobeApidays New York 2024 - Scaling API-first by Ian Reasor and Radu Cotescu, Adobe
Apidays New York 2024 - Scaling API-first by Ian Reasor and Radu Cotescu, Adobe
 
MS Copilot expands with MS Graph connectors
MS Copilot expands with MS Graph connectorsMS Copilot expands with MS Graph connectors
MS Copilot expands with MS Graph connectors
 
Navi Mumbai Call Girls 🥰 8617370543 Service Offer VIP Hot Model
Navi Mumbai Call Girls 🥰 8617370543 Service Offer VIP Hot ModelNavi Mumbai Call Girls 🥰 8617370543 Service Offer VIP Hot Model
Navi Mumbai Call Girls 🥰 8617370543 Service Offer VIP Hot Model
 
Manulife - Insurer Transformation Award 2024
Manulife - Insurer Transformation Award 2024Manulife - Insurer Transformation Award 2024
Manulife - Insurer Transformation Award 2024
 
Cloud Frontiers: A Deep Dive into Serverless Spatial Data and FME
Cloud Frontiers:  A Deep Dive into Serverless Spatial Data and FMECloud Frontiers:  A Deep Dive into Serverless Spatial Data and FME
Cloud Frontiers: A Deep Dive into Serverless Spatial Data and FME
 

6 ch02 01_que_20090116 chem pp gce

  • 2. Gontents RATIONALE .................. AIMS SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED ,,..............2 PRE-REQUTSTTESOF THE SYLLABUS................ ........4 STRUCTUREOF THE SYLLABUS UNIT 1: ECOLOGY. HUMAN POPULATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES MODULE 1: FUNDAMENTAL ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES.... .......s MODULE 2: HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT....................10 MODULE 3: SUSTAINABLEUSEOF NATURAL RESOURCES........................16 UNIT 2: AGRICULTURE. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION MODULE 1: AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT ..................................26 MODULE 2: ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT MODULE 3: POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT...... ..................39 OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT 5l REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES 6l REGULATIONS FOR RE-SIT CANDIDATES ........61 ASSESSMENTGRID GLOSSARY I cel- | cxc,lzs/u2/Io 6)
  • 3. L I AIMS Thesyllabusaimsto: l. stimulateinterestin theenvironment: 2. developanunderstandingof theinterdisciplinaryandholisticnatureof theenvironment; 3. developknowledgeandunderstandingof environmentalissuesandprinciplesandtheability to applytheseto environmentalmanagement,particularlyin a Caribbeancontext; 4. developtheabilityto identifucriticalresearchquestionsandformulatehypothesisor guiding statements. 5. developtheabilityto collect,collate,analyzeandinterpretenvironmentaldata; 6. developthe ability to communicateenvironmentalinformationand ideas logically and conciselyin a variefyof forms; 7. provideanunderstandingof interactionsbetweenpeopleandtheenvironment; 8. increasean awarenessof theimportanceof tiving in harmonywith theenvironment; . 9. recognizeand evaluatethe socio-economic,political and ethicalissuesin Environmental Science; 10. foster positive attitudes,valuesand commitmentto identifying, solving and preventing environmentalproblems; I l. developanunderstandingof how naturalresourcesandtheenvironmentaffectqualityof life andthequestfor sustainabledevelopmentin theCaribbean. O SKILLSANDABILITIESTOBEASSESSED The skills andabilitieswhich studentsareexpectedto developon completionof the syllabushave beengroupedunderthreemainheadings: (i) KnowledgeandComprehension; (ii) Applicationof Knowledge; (iii) PracticalAbilities. *.l r*, o2s/u2/10
  • 4. Knowledseand Comprehension Theexaminationwill testcandidates'skillsandabilitiesto: (i) Definetermsandexplainconcepts; (ii) describeprocesses; (iii) stateprinciplesandproperties; (iv) explaininteractionsandinter-relationships. Application of Knowledee Theexaminationwill testcandidates'skillsandabilitiesto: (i) analyzeanddiscussdifferentenvironmentalsituations; (ii) evaluateandjustify options(for theuseof resources); (iii) compareandcontrastalternativesolutionsto environmentalproblems; (iv) selecttechniquesandmethodotogiesappropriateto differentenvironmentalsituations; (v) suggestpossiblesolutionsto specificenvironmentalproblems; (vi) drawinferencesfrom environmentaldata. Practica,lAbilities Theexaminationwill testcandidates'skillsandabilitiesto: (i) selecttechniques,designs,methodologiesandinstrumentsappropriateto diferent environmentalsituations: (ii) useinstrumentsto measureenvironmentalparameters; (iii) collectandcollatedata; (iv) analyze,interpretandpresentdata; (v) usequantitativetechniquesappropriately; (vi) developappropriatesolutionsto specificenvironmentalproblems. *.1r", n2s/u2/ro
  • 5. O PRE-REQUISITESOFTHESYLLABUS Any personwith a good graspof the contentsof the CaribbeanSecondaryEducationCertificate (CSEC)IntegratedScienceor Physicsor Chemistryor Biologyor Geographyor AgriculturalScience syllabuses,or the equivalent,shouldbe ableto pursuethe courseof studydefinedby the syllabus. However,successfulparticipationin thecourseof studywill alsodependon thepossessionof good verbalandwrittencommunicationskills. r STRUCTUREOFTHESYLLABUS The subjectis organisedin two Units. EachUnit containsa body of knowledgeandskills drawn from severaldisciplinesthat impact on the environment. Unit 1 addressesEcology, Human Population and Natural ResourceUse, while Unit 2 deals with Agriculture, Energy, and EnvironmentalPollution. A Unit comprisesthreeModules,eachrequiring50hours. Thetotaltime for eachUnit,is therefore, expectedto be 150hours. EachUnit canindependentlyoffer studentsa comprehensiveprogramme of studywith appropriatebalancebetweendepthandcoverageto providea basisfor furtherstudyin thisfield. UNIT l: Ecology,Human PopulationandNatural Resources ModuleI - FundamentalEcologicalPrinciples Module2 - HumanPopulationandtheEnvironment Module3 - SustainableUseof NaturalResources UNIT 2: Agriculture,EnergyandEnvironmentalPollution ModuleI - AgricultureandtheEnvironment Module2 - EnergyandtheEnvironment Module3 - Pollutionof theEnvironment In this syllabus,the specificobjectiveswhich are denotedby an asterisk(*) are particularly suitablefor practical exercises.However,the project neednot be limited to theseobjectives. *.l r* o2s/u2/to
  • 6. UNIT1: ECOLOGY,HUMANPOPULATIONANDNATURAL RESOURCES MODUTEl: FUNDAMENTATECOLOGICAIPRINCIPLES GENERATOBJECTIVES Oncompletionof thisModule,studentsshould: l. understandthebasicecologicalconcepts; 2. understandtheprocessesthatgoverntheinteractionsof organismswith thebioticandabiotic componentsof theirenvironment; 3. understandtherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheenvironment; 4. acquireknowledgeanddeveloppracticalandanalyticalskills. SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: l. differentiate between key ecologicaltermsandconcepts; EXPTANATORYNOTES 2. explaintherelationshipbetween living organisms and their environment; Ecology: species, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere,lithosphere,habitat,niche,biome, ecotone. (i) Thebioticandabioticenvironments. (ii) Tolerancerangesandlimiting factors. (iii) Ecologicalniches: (a) fundamentalniche; (b) realisedniche. *l r*, u2s/u2/to
  • 7. UNITI MODUTEl: FUNDAMENTATECOIOGICALPRINCIPLES(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPI.ANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbeableto: 3. outline the importance of (i) CarbonCycle. biogeochemicalcycles; (ii) NitrogenCycle. (iii) PhosphorusCycle. (iv) WaterCycle. Include basic chemical equations and formula for biogeochemicalcycles. 4. Explain the significance of biogeochemicalcycleslo organisms; 5. explain how energy and nutrients (i) Productivity of producers and flows within ecosystems; ecosystems. (ii) Foodchainsandwebs. (iii) Trophiclevels. (iu) Ecologicalpyramids. 6. discusstypes of interactionsbetween (i) Competition. organismsin communities; (ii) Predator-prey. (iii) Symbiosis: (a) parasitisml (b) commensalism; (c) mutualism. 7. explain how ecosystems are self- Ecologicalsuccessionandclimax communities. sustaining; 8. explaintheprocessof naturalselection Naturalselection,evolutionandadaptation. and adaptationto the environment; *l ,*, n2s/u2/Io
  • 8. UNITI MODUTEl: FUNDAMENTATECOLOGICALPRINCIPIES(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: EXPTANATORYNOTES 9. determine population size using Population sampling methods for moving and appropriatesamplingmethods; non-moving organisms(for example,quadrats, transects,capture.mark, release,recapture). 10. calculatespeciesdiversity; o - )n (n'1). N (N,1) Where D-speciesDiversity . N - totalnumberof orsanismof all species n - totalnumberof organismof a particularspecies I l. analyse the relationship between (i) Diversity within species. species diversity and ecosystem stability; (ii) Diversitybetweenspecies. (iii) Communityandecosystemstability. 12. identifyfactorsaffectingpopulation (i) Biotic potential. growthin a naturalecosystem; (ii) Exponentialpopulationgrowth. (iii) Environmentalresistance. 13. explain the concept of carrying capacity; 14. evaluatehumaninteractionswithin (i) Human beings as part of the natural naturalecosystems; ecosystems. (ii) Benefitsof naturalecosystems (iii) Anthropogenicimpacton ecosystemsand biodiversityand the needto maintainits integrity. 15. investigateat leasttwo ecosystems Considerboth terrestrialandaquatic(freshwater in aterritory;* andmarine)ecosystems. *"l r*, n2s/u2/to
  • 9. UNITI MODUTEl: FUNDAMENTATECOLOGICALPRINCIPLES(conl'd) 16. measureanddiscussenvironmental parametersin a givenhabitat;* 17. apply scientific method to Seesuggestedteaching-learningactivities. experimentaldesignandanalysis; 18. Present and interpret data using appropriatecharts,table,graPhs. SueeestedTgachinsand Learnins Activities To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this Module,teachersareadvisedto engage studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow. l . s 3 . 4. 5 . 6. 7 . 8 . L l o . Defineenvironmental science Formulatehypothesis,developguidingstatementsandgenerateandinterpretdata. Discusscurrent environmentalissuesand highlight the importanceof adopting an inter- disciplinaryapproach. Sampleanecosystemto determinepopulationdensityanddistribution. Concluctstudyvisits,to fdenttfuspeciesdiversity. Investigateenvironmentalparametersin a naturalaquaticenvironment. Createmodelsof existingecosystemsin a specificlocation. Createfoodwebsandanalysepossibledisruptionof feedingrelationships. Study the source(s)and distributionof a country's freshwatersupply and its level of dependenceon naturalwatercycles. Visit to anecosystemto identifyandquantifyhumanuseof its components. *.l r*, n2s/u2/10
  • 10. UNITI MODUTE1:FUNDAMENIATECOLOGICAIPRINCIPLES(cont'd) RESOURCES Botkin,D., andKeller,E. EnvironmentalScience:Earthasa LivingPlanet,New York: JohnWilevand Sons.1997. Chiras,DanielD. nn iron*,"ntalScienc':e.Actionfor a SustainableFuture, UnitedStatesof America:TheBenjamin/Cummings PublishingCompanyInc., 1994. Cunningham,W. andSaigo,B. EnvironmentalScience.A GlobalConcern,New York: McGrawHill, 2001. Ehrlich,P.andEhrlich,A. ThePopulationExplosionNew York: SimonandSchuster, 1990. Jackson,etal. GlobalIssues1999-2000,Guilford,CT: DuskinPublishing GroupInc.,1998. Jordan,C. Conservation,New York: JohnWiley andSons,1995. Miller, G. Tyler Living in theEnvironment,Principles,Connectionsand Solutions:WadsworthPublishing,California,I994. Nebel,B. andWright, R. EnvironmentalScience:ThelI/aythe World llorlcs,New Jersey:PrenticeHall. 1997. TheCropperFoundation(TCF),2009.Sustainable Development.Termsandconcept:A referencefor teachersandstudent Port-of-Spain,Trinidad Biodiversityof theCaribbean.A learningResource preparedfor EasternCaribbeanStates,Canada:EKOS CommunicationsInc. 2009. Websites: www.redlist.org/info/captions www.biomeso.net bioplan@undp.org *l ,*, n2s/u2/ro
  • 11. UNITI MODUTE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT GENERATOBJECTIVES On completionof thisModule,studentsshould: 1. understandthe historical and geographicaltrends in human population growth and consumptionpatterns; 2. understandthesocio-environmentalimpactsrelatedto populationgrowth; 3. understandthefactorsthataffectthegrowthrateof humanpopulations; 4. appreciatetheneedfor sustainabledevelopment; 5. acquireknowledgeanddeveloppracticalandanalyticalskills. SPECTFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbeableto: 1. assesstherelationshipbetwee.npeople (i) Adaptationof peopleto theenvironment andtheenvironment; (includingbut not limitedto how people adapt to the environment,crops they grow,culture,clothes,shelter). (ii) Abiotic andbiotic factorsthataffectthe distribution of population and their activities. (iii) Dependenceof people on ecological systemsandprocesses. (i) Age andsexstructure. (ii) Fertilityrates. (iii) Mortalityrates. (i") Life spanandlife expectancy. (u) Immigration. ("i) Emigration. (vii) Doublingtime. 2. explainthedemographic characteristicsof humanpopulation; *"l r* n2s/u2/to 10
  • 12. UNITI MODUTE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: EXPTANATORYNOTES 3. describehistorical trends in human Comparehistoricalandcurrenttrendsin human populationsize; populationgrowth. 4. describe the current geographical Curent geographicaldistribution of human distribution of human population populationgrowth: growth; (i) in developingnations; (ii) in developednations. 5. interpretdemographictables,graphs (i) Age andsexstructure. andcharts; (ii) Fertilityrate,mortalityrate,birthrate, 6. calculate changes in demographic (i) Populationsizeandgrowthrate. ' characteristics; Fertility rate; mortality rate; migration rate.birthrate. (ii) Percentageincreaseinpopulation (iii) Doublingtime= ^; 79 : .o/oannualgrowth 7. assessthe factorsaffectingpopulation (i) Culture. growthrate; (ii) Religion. (iii) Level and cost of education. (i") Social and economic statusof women. (u) Availability of pensionschemes. ("i) Level of affluence. (vii) Economicdevelopment. l l*.l r*, n2s/u2/ro
  • 13. UNITI MODUTE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbeableto: 8. assessthe effectivenessof population PopulationControlMeasures: controlmethodsandmeasures; (i) Direct - Family Planningmeasuresand methods,governmentpolicies (ii) Indirect - Natural disasters (floods, earthquakes,volcanoes,hurricanes). 9. a,r^ses.rthe relationship between (i) The Indicesof poverty: populationgrowth andpoverty; (a) accessto education; (b) accessto healthcare; (c) accessto basic needssuch as food,housing,water. (ii) Percapita,GrossDomesticProductand Gross National Product (GDP and GNP), Human Development Index (HDI), Gender Development Index (GDr). (iii) Environmentalimpacts of population growth (for example, deforestation in Haiti. Include social, biological, economic,physicalconsiderations). 10. describe current geographical (i) Consumptionpatternsas quantifiedby variation in human consumption statisticson: patterns; (a) percapitawaterconsumption; (b) percapitafoodconsumption; (c) percapitafuelconsumption; (d) percapitagreenhousegas emissions; (e) PercaPitawasteProduction. r*.l r* n2s/a2/Io l2
  • 14. UNITI MODUTE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT(conl'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: EXPTANATORYNOTES (iD Current trends in per capita consumptionparticularlyinfluencedby lifestylesin developedanddeveloping countries. I l. explainthe principalways in which Environmentalimpactsof over consumption people impact negatively on the in developedanddevelopingcountries. environment; (i) Overexploitation. (ii) Habitatdestruction. (iii) Pollution. . (i") Introductionof exoticspecies. 12. explainhowtheimpactsmentioned (i) Changein lifestyles.' in SpecificObjectivel l maybe mitigated; (ii) Theuseof substitutes. (iii) Applicationofenvironmentally friendlytechnology. (iv) Efficientuseof naturalresources,for example,recycling.Referto Module 3, SpecificObjective10. 13. explain the environmentalimpacts (i) Causesof urbanisation. of urbanisation: (ii) Environmentalimpactsof urbanization (includingbut not limitedto sanitation, water supply, traffic congestion, housing,pollution,healthcare). 14. explain the relationship between (i) Conceptof sustainabledevelopment. populationgrowth and sustainable development. (ii) Goalsof sustainabledevelopment. r*l rt, n2s/u2/to l3
  • 15. UNITI MODULE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT(conl'd) (iii) Population growth and changing consumptionpatternsas constraintsto sustainabledevelopmentin a finite world. (iv) StrategicImperative for Sustainable Development #4 "Ensuring a SutainableLevel of Population"(Our Common Future, BrundtlandRePort, 1987). SueeestedTeachineand Learnine Activities To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this Module,teachersareadvisedto engage studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow. l. Studya localpopulationbasedon censusstatistics;generatepopulationagestructure,for all individualsandseparatelyby sex. 2. Calculatecrudebirthrates,age-specificbirthrates,totalfertility rates,crudedeathrates,age- specificdeathrates,infantmortalityrates,percentageannualincreasein populationsize,and doublingtimesfor populations. 3. InterpretWorld PopulationData Sheets,as produced,for example,by the Population ReferenceBureauInc. 4. Arrangea debateon high populationgrowth or high consumerismas principalcausesof globalenvironmentalproblems,using,for example,reportsfrom the 1992Rio Conference. 5. Conductcasestudiesof populationsizemanagementandof relatedchangesin consumption patterns. 6. Organisea debateon thedefinitionsof developmentandsustainabledevelopment,andon the questionof whatconstitutesanacceptablestandardof living. 7. Discussthemainissuesaddressedby: (i) the1972StockholmConference; (ii) the 1980 InternationalUnion for the Conservationof Nature (IUCN) World ConservationStrategY; (iii) the 1987BrundtlandReport(Our CommonFuture); *l r*, n2s/u2/to t4
  • 16. UNITI MODUTE2: HUMANPOPUTATIONANDTHEENVIRONMENT(conl'd) (iv) the 1992United NationsConferenceon Environmentand Development(The Rio Conference); (v) the1994UnitedNationsConferenceon SmallIslandDevelopingStates; (vi) the2002World Summiton SustainableDevelopmentJohannesburg. RESOURCES Chiras,D. EnvironmentalScience.Action .fo, a SustainableFuture, United States of America: The Benjamin/Cummings PublishingCompany,Inc. 1994. Cunningham,W. andSaigo,B. EnvironmentalScience,A GlobalConcern:SixthEdition,New York:McGrawHill, 2001. Ehrlich,P.andEhrlich,A. The PopulationExplosion,New York: Simon and Schuster, I 990. Jordan,c. F. conservation,New York: Johnwiley andSons,1995. Miller, G. Tyler Living in the Environment, Prin.ciples, Contnectionsand Solutions:WadsworthPublishing,California,I 994. Nebel,B., andWright, R. En ironmental Science: The Way the World Worlu, New Jersey:PrenticeHall. 1997. WWF,IUCN, UNEP Caringfor theEarth: A Strategyfor SustainableLiving, 1981. Websites: The Cropper Foundation(TCF), SustainableDevelopment. www.american.edu/TED/hp2l.htm Termsand concept: A referencefor teachersand student. www.undp.org/gef/ port-of-Spain,Trinidad:2009. www.un.org.esa/esa/sustdev/docu ments/agenda2l/index.htm Biodiversityof the Caribbean. A learningResourceprepared -fo, Eastern Caribbean States, 2009. Canada: EKOS CommunicationsInc. *l r*, n2s/a2/ro l5
  • 17. UNITI MODULE3: SUSTAINABIEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES GENERATOBJECTIVES Oncompletionof thisModule,studentsshould: 1. beawareof themaior'naturalresources'in theCaribbean; 2. understandthe factorsaffectingnaturalresourceuseandthe environmentalimpactsof their use; 3. be awareof measuresand tools availablefor sustainableuse and conservationof natural resources; 4. understandthevalueofnaturalresources; 5. understandtheconceptof ecologicalsustainabilityandimplicationsfor naturalresourceuse; 6. acquireknowledgeanddeveloppracticalandanalyticalskills' EXPTANATORYNOTESSPECIFICOBJECTIVES . Studentsshouldbe ableto: l. explaintheterm naturalresources; TemporalDimensionsand limitationsplaced by technology. 2. differentiatebetween."n"*ubl" und (i) Typesand examplesoJnatural resotlrces: non-renewablenaturalresources; renewqbleqnd nontrenewable. exhaustibleandinexhaustibleresources; (ii) Types and examples of exhaustible and inexhaustibIe resources. 3. differentiate betweenthe consumptive (i) Consumptive use (logging, .fishing, andnon-consumptiveuseof natural quarrying)- resources; (ii) Non-consumptive use - bioprospecting, ecotourism,research. *."1r* o2s/u2/to l 6
  • 18. UNIT1 MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(conf'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbe ableto: 4. (i) Biodiversity: identify themajor categoriesof natural resourcesin Caribbeancountries; (a) species (b) genetic (c) Ecosystems:forest;coralreefs; wetlands;seagrassbeds;mangroves; freshwaterand marineecosystems. (ii) Water as a resource, for example, waterfalls,lakes,streams,groundwater. (iii) Mineralsandhydrocarbons:bauxite;gold; sandandgravel;oil; naturalgas. (iv) Soil, landscapeand seascape,(beaches, ' cliffs, mountains). 5: identify the location and distributionof naturalresourcesin theCaribbean; 6. assessthe importanceof natural (i) Livelihood(Incomegeneratingactivity). resourcesin theCaribbean; (ii) Foreign exchangeearner. (iii) Food security. (iv) Raw materialfor industrial processes. (v) Recreation. (vi) Sacredand spiritual value. (vii) Ecosystemvalue. (viii) Intrinsic value. (ix) Researchand teaching. *l r*, n2s/u2/ro t7
  • 19. UNITI MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(conl'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbeableto: 7. evaluatefactorsaffectingnaturalresource (i) Political - governmentpolicies on usein theCaribbean; naturalresourceuse: (a) economic develoPment policiesl (b) environmentalandnatural resourcespolicies. (ii) Economic: role of foreign investment;exPortof natural resources os Primary Products,' sectoralactivities - tourism, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, nationaldebt. Refe, to SPecific Objective 10' Explanatory Note (iv). 8. accesstheenvironmentalimpactof (i) Biodiversity: naturalresourceuseincluding'tourism; (a) sPecies dePletion and extinction; (b) habitat disruPtion and destruction; (") disruPtion of ecosystem processes. *l r*, n2s/a2/Io l8
  • 20. UNITI MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(conl'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbeableto: (ii) Waterasa resource: (a) Pollution and depletion of sudace and groundwater, degradation of water, depletion of aquifers. Human health rislcs(water borne disease) (b) watersheddestruction. (iii) Mineralsandhydrocarbons: (u) physicalconversionof vegetationandland; (b) transformationof landscape (c) dustandnoisepollution; (d) pollutionfromthedischargeof processchemicals; (") sedimentationahdsiltation; (0 beachlossandchangein river course; (g) oil spills; (h) humanhealthrisks; (i) socialdynamics(displacementof communitiesandintroductionof newsettlements). *.1 ,*, n2s/a2/ro 19
  • 21. 9. UNITI MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURAT SPECtFtC OBJECTIVES Studentsshould be able to: RESOURCES(cont'd) EXPI.ANATORYNOTES (iv) Soil,landscapeand seascape: (c) transformation of natural landscapeto built environment; soil degradation, erosion and sedimentation; soil productivity beacherosion (d) degradation and destruction of coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves The broad concept o/' natural resource conservation including: justify the needfor (v) natural resource conservation: Soil, landscape and (i) seascape: (e) transformation of natural landscapeto built (ii) environment; soil degradation, erosion and sedimentation; soil productivity beacherosion degradation and destruction of coral reefs. seagrass beds and mangroves (a) (b) manqSement, restoration,' rehabilitation; preservation; (0 (e) (h) conservati,on(in-situ and ex-situ). Reasonsfor resourceconservation: (a) ecological: depletion or degradation of natural resourcesand the threatto sustainable development; conservauon of componentsof life support systems; conservationof endangeredand threatened species; (b) ethical: sacredness;right to exist; (c) aestheticalvalue. *.l r*, n2s/u2/to 20
  • 22. UNITI MODUTE3: SUSTAINABLEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(cont'd) 10. describe measures and tools available for natural resource management and conservation; (i) (ii) Rates and techniques for exploitation of renewable ."rources; Sustainable Yield Management. Use of substitutes for non- renewable resources; use of appropriate technology. Refer to Module2, SpecificObjective12. (iii) Reduction and minimization of waste - recycling of solid, liquid andgaseouswastes. (iv) Use of economicinstruments:user fees; taxes; penalties; incentives; economic valuation of natural resources; environmental accounting and greening of nationalbudgets. (v) Land Use Planning and Zoning Regulation;Integrated Development Planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. (vi) Environmental Impact Assessments(A brief introduction to EIA qs a Planning and decision making tool to natural resource managementand conservation). *.l r*, n2s/a2/ro 2l
  • 23. UNITI MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURAIRESOURCES(cont'd) (vii) Protected Area Systems (International Union for the Conservationof Nature (IUCN) Classification): a. role; b. ecotourism (viii) Community Based Nqtural Resource Management (participation, monitoring and evaluation). (ix) Environmental legislation, policies and plans (Sustainable Development Plans, Natural Environmental Action Plans (NEAP), Forest Management Plans, Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plans; Enforcement and implementation. (x) Education, public awareness, advocacy and training. (Agenda 21, Chopter 36). (xi) International environmental and conservatignagreements. (a) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol); (b) United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD); (c) United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD); I % l cxc,e2s/u2/to 22
  • 24. UNITI MODUTE3: SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: EXPTANATORYNOTES (d) SpecificallyProtectedAreasand Witdtife(SPAW); (e) RamsarConvention; (0 Marine Pollution (MARPOL). I I . analysetheeffectivenessof measures Referto SO l0 implementedfor naturalresource managementandconservation; 12. describeways in which Indigenous (i) Agriculture: rotation of fields during Peoplehaveusedand managedtheir slash/burn activities, use of organic naturalresources. fertilizers,intercropping; (ii) Use of forest: timber and non-timber forestproducts(NTFPS); (iii) Fishing:traditionalfishingmethods (iv) Case studies from Belize, Dominica, Guyana,St.Vincentand the Grenadines ondSuriname. SuseestedTeachineand Learnins Activities To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this Module,teachersareadvisedto engage studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow. l. Case studies of CommunityBased Natural ResourcesManagement,for example,forest, wetlands. 2. Researchon indigenouspeopleandnatural resources. 3. Field exercises:speciesidentification; visit to industry; visitsand assessmentof community basednatural resourcemanagementinitiatives,visitto indigenouscommunities. *"1 ,*, n2s/a2/ro Z J
  • 25. UNITI MODUTE3:SUSTAINABLEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(cont'd) 4. Discussthe main issuesrelating to the natural obligation under UNFCCC, UNCCD and.the UNCBD. 5. Visits to or lectures by represenlatives of natural resource agencies. 6. View videos and slides of natural resource managementactivities and protected areas. RESOURCES Bossi, R. and Cintro, G. Mangroves of the wider Caribbean: toward sustainable Management, Barbados: Caribbean Conservation ssociation,1990. Chiras,D. Environmental Science.Actionfor a SustainableFuture, United Statesof America:The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company Inc., 1994. Cunningham,W. and Saigo,B. Environmental Science,A Global Concern,New York: . McGraw Hill,2001. Cutter, S. and William, R. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation: A geographic perspective on natural resource use, John Haynes Bohaham,2001. David, B., Breton, I. Brom, D., I(asted ResourceManagement:Resilience,Adaptation and and Horne, M. Community Diversity, Canada: IDRC International DevelopmentResearchCentre. Ehrlich, P. and Ehrlich, A. ThePopulation Explosion,New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Goodbody, I. and Thomas- Natural Resource Management -fo, Sustainable Hope, E. Developmentof the Caribbean, Canoe Press,University of the West Indies.Mona. 2002 Gupta, A. Ecology and Development in the Third World, New York: . Routledge,1988. Hinckly, A. RenewableResourcesin our Future, New York: Pergamon PressLimited, 1980. Jordan,C. Conservation,New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1995. r*l r*, n2s/u2/Io 24
  • 26. UNITI MODUTE3:SUSTAINABTEUSEOFNATURATRESOURCES(cont'd) Miller' G' Tyler Living in theEnvironment,PrinciplesConnectionsand Solutions,California: WadsworthPublishingCompany, 1994. Nebel,B., andWright, R. EnvironmentalScience:The l(ay the l(orld Works,New Jersey:PrenticeHall, 1997. Tivy, J.andO'HareoG. HumanImpacton theEcosystem,(ConceptualFrameworksin Geography)UnitedKingdom:LongmanGroup1982. CERMES,SustainableManagementof 46 Shared Marine Resourcesof the CaribbeanLarge Marine Ecosystemand AdjacentRegions.UWI, CaveHill campus. WCD (World Commission on Environment and Development)OurCommonFuture,1987. II/WF (World Wildlife Fund) 2008. Local to Global EnvironmentalConservation. Agenda21 Websites: www.wri.org/wri/biodiv www.earthwatch.org www.canari.org http://cavehill.uwi.edu/cermes/ClMEPub/ENG/BrochureEng. www.panda.org *.l r*, n2s/u2/ro 25
  • 27. UNIT2: AGRICULTURE,ENERGYANDENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION MODULEI: AGRICIJT.IUREANDIHEENY,RONMENT GENERATOBJECTIVES On completion of this Module, studentshould: 1. understand the concepts, typesand role of agriculture in the Caribbean; 2. understand the environmental impacts of and threats to agricultural systems in the Caribbean: 3. have knowtedge of environmentally sustainable practices in agricultural systems; in the Caribbean: 4. acquire knowledge, and develop practical and analytical skills. SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbe able to: l. compare and contrast agricultural (i) Definition of agriculture. systemsin the Caribbean;* (ii) Characteristics of Agricultural systems with respect to commercial and small scalefarmingincludingsubsistence ( (a) scaleof oPeration; (b) inPuts: agro-chemicals,labour, machinery and equiPment, energy.financing; (c) ProductivitY of sYstems: Yield per unit input, for examPle, tonnesper hectare; (d) mariculture; genetic engineering; (e) aquaculture. *.l r*, o2s/u2/Io 26
  • 28. UNIT2 MODULEt: AGRICULTUREANDIHEENV,RONMENI(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES -EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbeableto: 2. explainthe rolesof agriculturein the (i) Food Security(productionof food and region; non-foodmaterials). (ii) Production of materials .fo, agro- processing industries. (iii) Economic: (u) livelihood (income generating activities); (b) foreignexchangeeamings; (") contribution to Gross Domestic Product. 3. ar.rerr the impact of agriculture on the (i) Technological: ' environment: (a) increasedproductivity; (b) increasedvarieties: (c) improved resistance to pest infestation; (ii) Environmental: (u) healthrisks; (b) threatsto sustainablelivelihoodof communities; (") land take (needfor vastamounts of landsfor agriculture); (d) pollutionfrominappropriateuse of agro-chemicals(pesticides; fertilisers/; antibiotics and hormonesin aquacultureand mariculture; eutrophication *l r*, n2s/u2/Io 27
  • 29. UNIT2 MODULEl: AGRICULTUREANDIHEENV,RONMENI@ont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbe ableto: / (") habitatdestruction;lossof biodiversity; / (f) soil degradation: erosion; '/ acidification; salinisation; water- logging; soil compaction, monocultureleadins to reduction in soil fertility; / t9l wasteproduction: wastedisposal '/ and mtanagement;solid and tiquid wastes; /(h) water degradation:sedimentation; -/ ' changes in water discharge to coastal zone surface and ground , waterpollution; (i) land degradation: inappropriate useof landtypes;hillside farming, slashandburn agriculture; CI) reduced water availability for irrigation, mariculture and aquaculture; (k) Climate change due to methane production. 4. explain the features of sustainable (i) Ecological integrity. agriculture; (ii) Economicviability. (iii) Socialequity. (iv) Adaptability 5. discuss threats to sustainable (i) Natural disasters:flood, hurricane, volcano. . agriculture; *.1 ,*, n2s/u2/10 28
  • 30. UNIT2 MODULEl: AGRICUI.IUREANDIHEENVTRONMENI(cont'd) SPECIFTCOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbe able to: (ii) Climate change: temperature rise, sea level rise. Change in precipitation patterns. (iii) External shoclcs: global markets, price fluctuations. (iv) Certification to meet international standards. (v) Importation of cheap agricultural products. A F evaluateenvironmentallysustainable (i) Contourfarming. practicesin agricultural systems; * (ii) Terracing. (iii) Croprotation. (iv) ConservationTillage. - (v) Agro-forestry. ,> (vi) Pestcontrol(biologicalandgenetic)and (- Integratedpestmanagemerit. _ (vii) Organicfarming. - (viii) Hydroponics. / ,.t (ix) Post-harvest management: waste /' utilisationandwasteminimisation. (x) Geneticengineering. (xi) Plant andqnimal breeding. 7. present and interpret data using appropriatecharts,tablesandgraphs, *.l r*, n2s/u2/10 29
  • 31. UNIT2 MODULEI: AGRICULTUREANDTHEENV,RONMENI SusqestedTeachineand Learninq Activities To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this Module,teachersare advisedto engage studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow. 1. Conductfield visitsto agrochemicalfactories,agriculture,aquacultureandmariculturefarms to observeandanalysetheiroperations. 2. Providetheopportunitiesfor studentsto identifyagro-chemicalsusedin territoryandanalyse theircomposition. 3. Inviteguestlecturersto discussissuesin agriculture. 4. Allow studentsto createmodelsillustratingsoilerosion 5. Allow studentsto conductfertiliserexperimentsonplants. 6. Conductbrain-stormingsessionsto exploreentrepreneurialopportunitiesfor useof un-used production(for example,fruit undertrees;non-meatpartsof livestock). 7. Collectanddocumentinformationon landusein a country,to assesshow primeagricultural landis beingused. 8. Allow studentsto conduct investigationson waste productionand managementin an agriculturalentity. 9. Conductinvestigationon waterqualityat agricultureoperations. 10. Give studentsassignmentsin which they comparesoil types and fertility in different agriculturalsystems. 1I . Conductfield tripsto compareproductivityof differentfarms. RESOURCES *l r*, o2s/u2/ro 30
  • 32. Arms,K. Byrne,K. Chiras,D. Cunningham,W., andSaigo, B. Ehrlich,P.andEhrlich,A. Enger,E. andSmith,B. Goodbody,I. andThomas- Hope,E. Goudie,A. andViles.H. Jordan,C. Nebel,B. andWright,R. Miller, G. Tyler Website www.mhhe.com/environmentalscience www.ecs.co.szlenv_articles UNIT2 I't I cxct2snt2/ro 3l EnvironmentaI Science: Second Edition, Phlladelphia: Holt, RinehartandWinston,2007. EnvironmentalScience: SecondEdition, IJnited.Kingdom: NelsonThornes,200l. EnvironmentalScience.Actionfor a SustainableFuture, UnitesStatesof America:TheBenjamin/Cummings PublishingCompanyInc., 1994. EnvironmentalScience,A Global Concern:SixthEdition. NewYork:McGrawHill. 2001. ThePopulationExplosion,New York: Simonand Schuster,1990. EnvironmentalScience,A Studyof Inter-relationships, NewYork:McGrawHiII,2004. Natural ResourceManagementfor Sustainable Developmentof theCaribbean,CanoePress,Universityof theWestIndies,Mona,2002. The Earth Transformed: An Introduction to Human Impacts on the Environment: First Edition, Cambridge; Massachusetts: BlackwellPublishersIncorporated,1997. Conservation,New York: JohnWiley andSons,.l995. EnvironmentalScience:Thellay the llorld lTorl<s,New Jersey:PrenticeHal| 1997. Living in theEnvironment,Principles,Connectionsand Solutions,Califurnia: WadsworthPublishingCompany, 1994. WCD (WorldCommissionon Environmentand Development)OurCommonFuture,BrundtlandReport, 1987.
  • 33. - MODUTE2: ENERGYANDIHEENY,RONMENI GENERATOBJECTIVES Oncompletionof thisModule,studentsshould: 1. understandthenatureofenergyandits use; 2. understandthe socio-economicand environmentalimpactsof provision and the use of energy. 3. appreciatetheadvantagesofusing renewableenergysources; 4. acquireknowledgeanddeveloppracticalandanalyticalskillsin theareascovered. SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbeableto: l. describe the nature, form and (i) Definition: energy, kinetic energy, ( conversionofenergy; potentialenergy,power. (ii) Units of measurement:Joule,MJ, TJ, GJ.Watt,MW, KWh. (iii) Types of energy: solar, heat, light, electrical,nuclear,chemical. (iu) Examples of energy and conversion, efficiency of conveision. (") Renewableand non-renewablesources of energy. 2. explainthe importanceof energyto (i) Useof energywithin societies. society; (ii) Socio-economicdependencyonenergy use. *.l r*, n2s/a2/Io ) z
  • 34. of1 l UNIT2 MODUTE2: ENERGYANDIHEENV,RONMENI(conl'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: EXPTANATORYNOTES Primary EnergySources A. Non-renewable (i) Fossil fuels: location of reserves, extraction, transportationprocessing anduses. (ii) Nuclear Power: nuclear fission and nuclearfusion;useof nuclearfission, nuclearpowerplant(basicstructureand operation). Nuclearfuel cycle Renewable Solarenergy:harnessinganduse: (a) active(photothermal); (b) passive (solar cookers, solar furnaces); (c) photovoltaiccells. Indirectsolarpower:principalfeatures andmethodsof harnessing: (a) wind energy; (b) hydroelectricenergy; (c) biofuels:biomassfuel,biogas. (iii) Geothermalenergy. (iv) Wave,tidalandoceanthermalenergy. describe the characteristics variousenergysources;* (iii) B. (i) (ii) *l r*, n2s/a2/to J J
  • 35. UNIT2 MODUTE2: ENERGYANDIHEENV,RONMENI(cont'd) 5. 6. SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: EXPTANATORYNOTES SecondaryEnergySource Fuel cells: structure and process,Proton exchangefuelcell. (i) Technologicallimitations (ii) Geographicalrestrictions. (iii) Reliabilityof supply. (iu) Economic (cost of production),. political(energypolicyof country)and' social. (i) Conventionalgeneration. (ii) Transmission. (i) Generationrates. (ii) Demandpattems. (iii) Energystorage. (i") Stockpiling capabilityfor fossilfuels. (") Diversityof energysources. (ui) Economiccost. (vii) Governmentpolicies. describetheconventionalgeneration anddistributionof electricitv:* evaluate the use of renewable energy;* discussfactors affecting electricity generatingcapacityanddemand; *l r*, n2s/u2/10 34
  • 36. 8. discussvarious methodsof energy conservation and improving efficiency; outline the impact of variousforms o.f energyin the environment; (i) Definition:energyconservation, energyefficiency. (ii) Approacheslo energyconservation (including but not limited to transportation energ1tconservation, domestic energ) conservation, industrial energy conservation). Improvingenergyefficiency: (i) Energyefficientbuildings. (ii) Co-generation. (iii) Combinedcycles. (iu) Use of alternative energy sources (for example,biofuels). (") Use of renewable energy (for example, wind, solar, water). (ui) Technological ffor example, types of lighting, appliancesand machines). Sustainablelifestyle (practicesthat reducethe demandon natural resources). (i) Environmental: (a) globalwarming; (b) pollution impact; (c) habitatdestruction. (ii) Socio-economic: (a) healthissues; (b) dislocationof communities. 9. *l r* n2s/a2/10 35
  • 37. UNIT2 MODUTE2: ENERGYANDIHEENV,RONMENI(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbe able to: 10. explainthetotal costof energyuse. (i) Political. (ii) Economic. (iii) Social. (iv) Environmental. (v) Technological. I l. interpret data using appropriate charts,tablesandgraphs. *l r*, n2s/a2/10 36
  • 38. UNIT2 MODUTE2: ENERGYANDfHEENV,RONMENI(conf'd) SuesestedTeachineand Learninq Activities To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this module,teachersareadvisedto engage studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow. l. Conductfield visits to renewableenergyfacilities,for example,wind farms,solarwater heatermanufacturersandphotovoltaic(PV) installations. 2. Conductresearchon renewableenergysystemsusedin the countryandthe extentof their marketpenetration 3. Inviteguestlecturersto discussrenewableenergy. 4. Usecontourmapsto evaluatelossof areain thecountryif globalwarmingleadsto sealevel rise. 5. Constructa simpledeviceto measureenergyuse. 6. Constructa simplerenewableenergydevice,for example,a solarwaterheater,a solarcrop dryer,a PV powereddevice,anda simplesolarcooker. 7. Allow studentsto investigatediversityandpercentagecontributionto total annualgeneration capacityin yourcountry. 8. Conductinvestigationson enefgyuse in home and school and recommendmethodsof improvingenergyuseandconservation. 9. Assignstudentsto conductanassessmentof energyefficiencyin buildingswith respectto the featuresthatcharacteriseanenergyefficientbuilding. 10. Constructamodelto depictanenergyefficientbuilding. I l. Assignstudentsto conductaninvestigationontheenergyuseof varioussectors. 12. Collectdocumentationon policiesthatgovernenergyuseotransportationandextraction,and promoteenergyconservationandefficiency. *.l r*, o2s/a2/ru J I
  • 39. UNII2 MODUTE2: ENERGYANDIHEENV,RONMENI(cont'd) RESOURCES Arms,K. Environm:entalScience,Philadelphia:SaundersCollege Publishing(HarcourtBracePublisher),1994. Byrne,K. EnvironmentalScience;SecondEdition,UnitedKingdom: NelsonThornes.2001. Chiras,D. EnvironmentalScience.Actionfor a SustainableFuture, UnitedStatesof America:TheBenjamin/Cummings PublishingComPanYlnc., 1994. Cunningham,W. andSaigo, EnvironmentalScience,A GlobalConcern:SixthEdition, B. NewYork:McGrawHill,200l. Ehrlich,P.andEhrlich,A. ThePopulationExplosior,New York: Simonand Schuster,1990. Enger,E.,andSmith,B. EnvironmentalScience,A Study of Inter-relationships, New York: McGrawHrLL,2002. Goodbody, I. and Thomas- Natural Resource Management .fo, Sustainahle Hope,E. Developmentof theCaribbean,CanoePress,Universityof theWestIndies,Mona.2002 Jordan.C. Conservation,NewYork:JohnWileyandSons,1995, Miller, G. Tyler Living in theEnvironment,Principles,Connectionsand Solutions:WadsworthPublishingCompany.Belmont' California,1994. Nebel,B., Wright,R. EnvironmentalScience:TheWaythe WorldLl'orks,New Jersev:PrenticeHall.1997. WCD (WorldCommissiononEnvironmentand Development)OurCommonFuture,BrundtlandReport, 1987. WWF, IUCN, LJNEP- Caringfor theEarth: A Strategy for SustainableLiving,1981. Websites: www.mhhe.com/environmentalscience www.worldresourcesinstitute www.eclac.org/publications *.l r*, o2s/u2/ro 38
  • 40. UNIT2 MODUTE3: POLLUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT GENERAIOBJECTIVES On completionof thisModule,studentsshould: l. beawareof themajortypesandsourcesof pollution; 2. understandtheenvironmentalimpactsof pollution; 3. understandthe methodsavailablefor monitoring,analyzingandmitigatingpollutionandits environmentalimpacts; 4. acquireknowledgeanddeveloppracticalandanalyticalskillsin theareascovered. SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: EXPTANATORYNOTES l. describe the general sourcesand (i) Definitionof pollutionandpollutant. natureof pollutants; (ii) Local examples of pollutants and incidencesof pollution. (iii) Nature of pollutants: persistence, mobility,synergisticeffects,toxicity. (iv) Movementthroughtheenvironment. 2. identify environmentalreceptorsof Environmental receptors (micro-organisms, specificpollutants;* plants, animals,humans). 3. describethe various pathways of Environmentalpathways(bioticandabiotic), pollution in the ecosystemand the feeding relationships,bioaccumulationand biosphere; biomagnification. *.l r*, n2s/a2/ro 39
  • 41. UNIT2 MODUTE3: POLIUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(conl'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES EXPTANATORYNOTES Studentsshouldbe ableto: 4. outline the underlying causes of (i) Resource extraction, transportation, pollution; Processingand use. inappropriate technologY, industrialization; (ii) Population growth: behaviouralpattern, lifestyle, consumPtion Pattern- lack of environmental consciousness; ! 5. outline the underlying causes of (iii) InstitutionalFramework: pollution; (a) Environmental standards, policies, legislation (Absenceand limited implementation). (b) Limited economicinstruments (lack of incentives- tax rebates, limited implementationof pollutionprinciples. (iv) Lack of environmdntalethics. 6. discussthemajor sources, A. Atmospheric Pollution impactandmitigationof pollution.* (i) The Atmosphere. (a) structureandcomPosition; (b) physical processesand features related to the movement of pollutants (wind, alr effects of topography on the movement of pollutants). *.l r*, n2s/u2/Io 40
  • 42. UNIT2 MODUTE3: POILUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: EXPI.ANATORYNOTES PrimaryAir Pollutants: (a) types:carbonmonoxide;nitrogen oxides;sulphuroxides;suspended particulatematter;volatileorganic compounds(includeformulae of pollutant); (b) sources; (c) environmental pathways and receptors; (d) environmental impacts (fo, example,public health, Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning, acid rain). SecondaryAir Pollutants (a) types:photochemicalsmog and acidrain; (b) mechanism of formation and characteristics includins equations; (c) environmental pathways and receptors; (d) environmental impacts for example, acidification of soil and water, damage to buildings). (ii) (iii) *"l r*, n2i/u2/ro 4l
  • 43. UNIT2 MODUTE3: POLLUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(conf'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbe ableto: EXPTANATORYNOTES Global Impacts Pollutants of Atmospheric GlobalWarming: (a) greenhouseeffect and earth's heatbalance; sources of greenhousegases: anthropogenicandnatural; greenhouseeffect and global worming; impactsof global warming(for example, sea level rise, increased temperatures, increased intensities of weatherphenomena, OzoneDepletion: (a) Ozone depletingsubstancesand sources: natural and anthropogenicsubstances; chemical equation of formation and destructionof ozone; . Formation of Ozone o'(g) + hvo(g)+ -)o.(g) o.(g)+ o, (S)+M(g)--' o, (g)+ Mx(g)= heat (i") (b) (c) (d) (b) *l r*, o2s/u2/Io 42
  • 44. UNIT2 MODUTE3: POLIUTIONOFTHEENVTRONMENT(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbe ableto: EXPI.ANATORYNOTES . Destruction of Ozone CFsClc(g) + hv +CF, Cr(g) + Cl(g) Cl(g) + os(g) -+ Clo (g) + o,(g) or 2os(g)+ so")(g) Noisepollution: (a) sources: industrial: commercial; (b) social;cultural;transportation; (c) intensitymeasurementand monitoringl (d) health risks(for example, damageto ear drum,public health,stress). (") General Mitigative Mdasures and Monitoring: (a) air quality monitoringmethods; (b) solutions(technologicol, education,public awareness, legislation andpolicy incentive, emissioncontrolandreduction methods): r*.lr*, o2s/a2/ro 43
  • 45. UNIT2 MODUTE3: POILUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: EXPLANATORYNOTES Water Pollution Propertiesof water: (a) physical: colour, taste, odour, appearance,turbiditY; (b) chemical: pH, dissolvedoxYgen (DO) content,salinitY. Water pollutants and their sources'. (sediment, heat, nutrients and biodegradableorganicmatter'pathogens' sewageand toxic chemicals). Sources (agriculture, municipal and domestic, industrial, atmosPheric). (ii) Pointandnon-Pointsources. (iii) Factors affecting concentration of pollutants: (a) volumeof emission; (b) (c) volumeof receivingwater; (d) residencetime; (e) rateof degradationandremoval of pollutants. (i") Environmentalpathwaysandreceptors. (") EnvironmentalimPacts: (u) eutroPhication; (b) deoxYgenation; I B. (r,) *.1"*, n2s/u2/Io 44
  • 46. UNIT2 MODUTE3: POIIUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: (") coralreefdestruction; (d) fishkills; (") publichealthissues. ("i) General mitigative measures and monitoring. (a) solutions EXPTANATORYNOTES (i) technological (treatment of drinking water, treatment of sewage and industrial ffiuent); (ii) educationandpublic awareness; (iii) legislation and policy, for example, ffiuent discharge regulations. (b) water quality monitoring methods (water quality parameters - nitrates, phosphates, Biological Orygen Demand (BOD); Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD); Total Suspended Solids QSS); faecal coliforms. An understanding of the proto:col for testing each parameter is required); *.1 ,*, n2s/u2/ro 45
  • 47. UNIT2 MODULE3: POILUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd) (c) c. (i) Land Pollution Sources:industrial;agricultural; municipal;domestic. (ii) Causesof landpollution: (a) atmosphericfallout; (b) waste disPosal (domestic, industrial, oPen dumPs, sanitarylandfills); (d) (e) dumpingof mineralextraction spoils; agricultural processes (see Unit2 Module1); oil spills. (iii) Environmental PathwaYs and receptors. (iv) Environmentalimpacts(for example, reducedaestheticquality, lowering of land value, health imPlications, changein landuse). *l ,*, n2s/u2/to 46
  • 48. SPECIFICOBJECTIVES Studentsshouldbeableto: EXPTANATORYNOTES (v) General mitigative measures and monitoring (a) Wasteminimization(reduction, recycling, reuse,rethink). (b) EnvironmentallmpactAssessments. (Refe, to Unit l, Module 3, Specific /- Objective 10.) (c) Legislation, incentivesand penalties. (d) Public awarenessand participation. (e) Public awarenessand education. (/) Clean up of pollution (bioremediation and phytoremediation). @) Incineration. (a) (h) Research and development (research on status of environmentalcomponentsand development of policy). 6. analyse the environmental impacts (i) Sources(medicalandindustrialwaste). of pollution from specific sources;* (ii) Toxic effects(carcinogenic,mutagenic, tetratogenic effects) . (iii) Improperdisposalmethods. 7. assessthe effectivenessof measures to mitigateenvironmentalimpactsof pollution: 8. discuss the importance of (i) UnitedNationsConventionon Climate international conventions and Change(UNFCCC) andKyotoProtocol. agreements regarding pollution control; (ii) MontrealProtocol. *l r*, n2s/a2/ro 47
  • 49. UNIT2 MODUTE3: POILUIIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(conl'd) SPECIFICOBJECTIVES StudentJshouldbeableto: EXPTANATORYNOTES (iii) InternationalConventionfor the Preventionof MarinePollution (MARPOL). (iu) CartagenaConvention (") BaselConvention. ("i) UnitedNationsConventionon Law of theSeaUNCLO9. g. interpret data using appropriate charts,tablesandgraPhs' SussestedTeachingand Learnine Activities To facilitatestudents'attainmentof the objectivesof this Module,teachersare advisedto engage studentsin theteachingandlearningactivitieslistedbelow l. Assignstudentsto investigateandcategoriselocalpollutionproblems. Z. Assignstudentsto monitorindividualwasteproductionon a weeklybasis. 3. Conductresearchto compareemissionfrom leaded,unleadedanddieselfuels. 4. Assignexperimentalwork to investigateleadcontentof vegetationnearhighways. 5. Conductfield studiesonthecollectionanddisposalof garbage 6. Collectinformationon industriesandtheirpotentialto producepollution. 7. Conductresearchto analysetheeffectivenessoflocal legislationto reducegreenhousegases' g. Conductfield studieson industriesor factoriesandanalysisof theirprocesseswith respectto developingwastereductionstrategies. Assignstudentsto investigaterespirationailmentsin a community. *l r*, n2s/u2/to 48
  • 50. UNIT2 MODUTE3: POILUTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd) 9. 10. I l. 12. 13. 14. 15. Assign studentsto analyse air and water quality in urban areas. Review relevantliteratureto establishsizeand location of ozonehole. Assignstudentsto carryout waterqualitymeasurements:andfaecalcoliform: BOD, COD, TSS,pH. Conductan investigationon the categoriesandsourcesof pollutantsin waterbodies. Conductexperimentsto identifytherelationshipbetweenDO andtemperature. Collectinformationon the level of sewagetreatmentat selectedtreatmentplants. Conductsoil samplingexercisefor pollutantsand their concentrationlevels(urban,agricultural andindustrialareas). Assignstudentsto conducthomeauditfor sourcesandcategoriesof pollutants. Conductinvestigationson the extentof recyclingactivitiesin the country,identificationof waste thatcouldberecycled. Conductbrain-stormingsessionon businessopportunitiesbasedon useof wasteasa resource. Assignstudentsto measurenoiselevels Assignstudentsto developstrategicplanson climatechange. Encouragestudentsto garnerinformationon nationalpolicieson pollution control. Assignstudentsto collectdataon environmentalimpactassessmentsandmakerecommendations. Encouragestudentsto view An Inconvenient Truth and read ITTC Report, SternReport. 21. 22. zJ. *l r*, n2s/u2/Io 49
  • 51. UNIT2 MODULE3: POLIUTIONOFIHEENVIRONMENT(cont'd) RESOURCES Arms, K. r' Environmental Science,Philadelphia: SaundersCollege Publishing (HarcourtBracePublisher),1994' Chiras,D. EnvironmentalScience.Actionfor a SustainableFuture,United States ofAmerica:TheBenjamin/cummingsPublishingcompanylnc.,l994 Clarke,R. Marine Pollution,Toronto: Oxford UniversityPressInc., 1997' ' Cunningham,W. andSaigo,B. EnvironmentalScience,A globalconcern'McGraw Hill' Enger,E. andSmith,B. EnvironmentalScience,A Study of Inter-relationships,New York: McGraw Hi11.2002. Farmer,A. ManagingEnvironmentalPollution,London:Routledge,1997. Goodbody,L andThomas-Hope,.Natural ResourceManagementfor SustainableDevelopmentof E. the Caribbean, CanoePress,University of the West Indies, Mona.2002. Ehrlich,P.andEhrlich,A. ThePopulationExplosion,New York: Simonandschuster' . 1990. Jordan,C. Conservatiorz,New York: JohnWiley andSons,1995' Miller, G. ReplenishtheEarth,California:WadsworthPublications,1996' Nebel,B. andwright, R. Environmentalscience:Theway theworld works,New Jersey: PrenticeHall. 1997. Reeve,R. EnvironmentalAnalysls,New York: JohnWiley andSons,1999. Viessman,W. Jr.,andHammer, WaterSupptyand Pollution Control,Califomia:AddisonWesle M. 1998. Website: www.mhhe.com/environmentalscience http://www.basel.int/convention/about.html http://ozone.unep.org/publications/exemplary-projects www.occ.gov.uk/activities/stern www.imo.orgy'safety/mainframe *.l rt, n2s/a2/10 50
  • 52. I OUTLINEOFASSESSMENT EachUnit will be assessedseparately.Theschemeof assessmentfor eachUnit will bethesame.A candidate'sperformanceon eachUnit will be reportedas an overall gradeand a gradeon each Moduleof theUnit. Theassessmentwill comprisetwo components,externalandintemal. EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT QO%) At theendof theacademicyearin whicha Unit of thesyllabusis taken,thestudentis expectedto sit twowrittenpapersfor a totalof 4 hrs. Paper01 (l hour30minutes) Paper02 (2 hours30minutes) The paper comprisesforty-five compulsory, multiple-choiceitems,fifteen basedon each Module. The paper comprises six compulsory questions,twobasedon eachModule. (30%) (40%) INTERNAL ASSESSMENT €0%,) The InternalAssessmentin respectof eachUnit will contribute30o/oto the total assessmentof a candidate'sperformanceonthatUnit. (i) Paper03A The assessmentfor eachUnit will be in the form of a journal. Thejournal will comprise reportson site visitsand laboratoryexercises. Thejournal shouldfocus on at leastone specific objectivefrom any of the three Modulesin the Unit and incorporatethe relevant practical skills. (ii) Paper03B Thisis analternateto Paper03A andis intendedfor privatecandidates. MODERATIONOFINTERNATASSESSMENT Eachyearan InternalAssessmentRecordSheetwill be sentto schoolssubmittinestudentsfor the examinations. All InternalAssessmentRecordSheetsand sampleof assignmentsmustbe submittedto CXC by May 31 of theyearof the examination.A sampleof assignmentswill be requestedfor moderation purposesby CXC. Thesesampleswill bere-assessedby CXC Examinerswho moderatetheInternal Assessment.Teachers'marksmaybe.adjustedasa resultof moderation.TheExaminers'comments will be sentto schools. *.l r*, n2s/u2/ro 51
  • 53. Copiesof the students'assignmentthat arenot submittedmustbe retainedby the schooluntil three monthsafterpublicationby cXC of theexaminationresults. ASSESSMENTDETAILS External Asseilmentby Written Papers(70ohof Total Assessment) Paper01 (1 hour 30 minutes- 307oof Total Assessment) 1. Compositionof the PaPer Thepapercomprisesforty-five multiple-choiceitems,fifteen itemsbasedon eachModule' 2. SyllabusCoverage (i) Knowledgeof theentiresyllabusis required (ii) Theintentionof thispaper is to testcandidates'knowledgeacrossthebreadthof the syllabus. 3. QuestionTYPe Questionsmaybebasedon.diagrams,data,graph,photographsor prose. 4. Mark Allocation (i) Onemarkwill beassignedforeachitem' (ii) The maximum nfark availablefor this paper is forty-five and will be weightedto ninetY. (iii) Thispapercontributes30votowardsthefinal assessment' (ir) The marks will be awardedfor Knowledge and Comprehension,Application of KnowledgeandPracticalAbilities' 5. Useof Calculators Candidateswill be allowedto usea non-programmablecalculatorin theexaminations.Each candidateis responsiblefor providinghis/herown calculatorandto ensurethat it functions throughouttheexaminations. 6. Useof GeometricalInstruments Candidatesare allowedto usegeometricalinstrumentsin theexaminations.Eachcandidate is responsiblefor providing hisor her own instruments' *.l r*, n2s/a2/Io 52
  • 54. l. Paner02(2 hours30 minutes- 70%oof Total Assessment) Compositionof Paper Thepaperis arrangedinto threesections.Eachsectionrepresents of theUnit. Eachsectioncontainstwocompulsoryquestions. SyllahusCoverage (i) Comprehensiveknowledgeof theentiresyllabusis required. (ii) Each questionmayfocus on a single themeor developa unconnectedthemes. 2. one of the three Modules single theme or several 3. QuestionType Questionsare of a free-responseform and may be based on diagrams,data, graph, photographsor prose.Responsesareto bewritteninthe separalebookletprovided. 4. Mark Allocation (i) Eachquestionis worth 20.marksandthenumberallocatedto eachsub-questionwill appearon theexaminationpaper. (ii) Themaximummarkfor thispaperis 120. (iii) Thispapercontributes40%otowardsthefinal assessment. (iv) The marlrs will be awardedfor Knowledge and Comprehension,Application of KnowledgeandPracticalAbilities. 5. Useof Calculators Candidateswill beallowedto usea non-programmablecalculatorin theexaminations.Each candidateis responsiblefor providinghis/herown calculatorandto ensurethat it functions throushouttheexaminations. 6. Use of Geometrical Instruments Candidates are allowed to usegeometrical instruments in the examinations. Each candidate is responsiblefor providing his or her own instruments, w.l r*, o2s/a2/to 53
  • 55. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT InternalAsessmentis anintegralpartof studentassessmentin thecoursecoveredby thissyllabus'It is intendedto assiststudentsin acquiringcertainknowledge,skills, andattitudesthatareassociated ;ilffi;ffi:il activityfortheInternalAssessmentlslinkedtothesvllabusandshouldform partof thelearningactivitiesto enablethestudentto achievetheobjectivesof thesyllabus' During the courseof study for the subject,studentsobtain marksfor the competencethey develop and demonstratein undertakingtheir InternalAssessmentassignments.These-markscontributeto thefinal marksandgradesthatire awardedto studentsfor theirperformancein theexamination' During the courseof studyfor the subject,studentsobtain marksfor the competencethey develop'' anddemonstratein undertakingtheir InternalAssessmentassignments.Thesemarkscontributeto thefinal marksandgradesthatire awardedto studentsfor theirperformancein theexamination' Theguidelinesprovidedin thissyllabusfor selectingappropriatetasksareintendedto assistteachers and studentsin selectingassignmentsthat are valid lor the purposeof InternalAssessment'The guidelinesprovided for the assessmentof theseassignmentsare intendedto assistteachersin awardingmarksthatarereliableestimatesof theachievementof studentsin theInternalAssessment componentof the course.In orderto ensurethatthe scoresawardedby teachersarenot out of line with the CXC standards,the Council undertakesthe moderationof a sampleof the Internal Assessmentassignmentsmarkedby eachteacher' TheInternalAssessmentcomponentis compulsory.Theassignmentis assessedby theteacher,using InternalAssessmentCriteriaprovidedbelow' Thefollowingaretheskillsthatwill beassessed: (i) the selectionof techniques,designs,methodologiesandinstrumentsappropriateto different environmentalsituations; (ii) thecollectionandcollationof data; (iii) theanalysis,interpretationandpresentationof suchdata; (iv) theuseof appropriatequantitativetechniques; (v) the developmentof appropriatemodelsas possiblesolutionsto specificenvironmental problems. TheInternalAssessmentshouldrelateto at leastoNE specificobjectivein theunit' *l r* n2s/u2/Io 54
  • 56. CRITERIA FOR THE INTERNAL ASSESSMENT The following are the guidelinesfor assessingthejournal. 1. Thejournalis internallyassessedby theteacherandexternallymoderatedby CXC z. Eachcandidatewill be requiredto completea journal in which he/shewill be expectedto demonstratethepracticalskillslistedon Page53. THE JOARNAL The reportsfor a seriesof site-visitsand arerecordedin thejournal. Thejournalwill comprise: laboratoryexercisesassociatedwith the site-visits (u) anentryfor eachsitevisit (b) areportfor thejournal (") a final reportonthesetof site-visits Eachstudentis expectedto conductandwrite a final reporton a minimum of four (4) site visitsandfour (4) laboratoryexercises. (ii) (iii) Sitevisitsshouldbebasedeitheron visitsto onesitewherechangesovera periodof time areobservedOR on a seriesof visitsto differentsitesto compareandcontrast similarprocessesor occurrences. Laboratoryexercisesshouldrelateto eachor anyof theseriesof site-visits. The entriesfor the site-visitsand the reportsfor the laboratoryexercisesMUST informthefinal reportfor thejournal. Thefinal reportmustnotexceed1500words' expectedto work closelywith studentsby providingfeedbackon all aspectsof theTeachers project. Students reporting, making. should be encouragedto developthe conciserecordingand the ability for keen observation,relevantand precise thinking, problem-solvingand decision- habit of critical Eachstudentis requiredto keepa record(ournal) for thereportson the laboratoryexercisesanda final reportfor entriesonthesite-visits. It is recommendedthattheassessmentcriteriabeavailableto candidatesatall times. (A) Site-Visit The entry for eachsite-visitshouldberecordedusingtheformatbelow: I 55*, I cxc,e2sru2/Io
  • 57. (i) (ii) (iii) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (iv) Objective(s) (v) Activities (vi) Observations (vii) Comments (viii) Follow-uPActivities The teacheris requiredto assesseachsite-visitfor maximumof 40 marksshouldbescaledto l0 marks' (B) Laboratorv Exercise EntryNumber Date Site@d"cation) PlanningandDesigning;. ObservationandRecording; ManipulationandMeasurement; AnalysisandInterPretation; ReportingandPresentation. Total I mark 4 marks a 2 marks 2 marks I mark 10Marks a maximumof 10 marks. The total from No fractionalmarksshouldbe awarded. 4 marks J marks ' 2 marks 6 marks 3 marks 20 marks (Scaledto 10marks) Theareasthatwill beassessedin thereportfor eachlaboratory exerciseare: Ijl li il, Theteacheris requiredto mark andawarda scoreout of a maximumof 20 marksfor eachlaboratory reportandthenscaleto l0 marks.No fractional marks shouldbe awarded' Theseentriesfor the site-visitsand the laboratory reportsshouldinform the final report for the journal. Laboratoryexercisesshouldbereportedusingtheformatbelow: i) Title iD Aim w.l r*, o2s/u2/Io 56
  • 58. iii) Materials v) DataCollection/Results iv) Procedure vi) DiscussionandConclusions (C) Final Report for Journal Theareasthatwill beassessedin thefinal reportfor thejournalaresummarisedin thetablebelow. Final Report for Journal Marks 1 Clarityof thestatementof therealworld problembeingstudied(project description) 2 2 . Definitionof thescopeof theproject (purposeof project) a J 3. Adequacyof information/datagatheredandthe appropriatenessof the designchosenfor investigatingtheproblem a J a . Appropriatenessof theliteraturereview 5 Presentationof dataiAnalvsisof data 6 6. Discussionof findings 8 7 . Conclusion 3 8. Recommendations 4 9. Communicationof information 4 lo. Bibliography 2 Total 40 l I II I II I I' I ! l I I I I lI rl r i i i i *l r*, n2s/u2/ro J I
  • 59. ASSESSINGTHE JOURI{AL REPORT l. 2. 3. 4. 5. ProblemStutement . ProblemclearlYstated . Probf1mclearlystatedandconcise Purposeof Project ' Purposestated . Purposestatedandsomevariablesidentified . Purposestatedandall variablesidentified Methodsof Data Collection . Datacollectiondesigndescribed . Designclear,appropriate,carriedoutwith few flaws . Designclear,appropriate,carriedoutwithoutflaws Literature Review . LiteraturereviewattemPted . LiteraturereviewaPProPriate . Literaturereviewappropriateandcomprehensive Presentationof Data . Usedgraphs,tables,figuresandstatisticalsymbolsadequately . Usedlruptrr,tables,figuresandstatisticalsymbolscreatively 6. AnalYsisof Data ' SomeanalYsisattemPted ' AnalysisadequatelYdone ' Analysisused2 or moreapproaches . Analysisusedavarietyof approachesor exceededrequirementsof thecourse Discussionof Findings 8 . Some findings stated . All findings stated . Somefindingsstatedandsupportedby data . All findingsstatedandsupportedby data . Somefindlngsstated,tuppntt.d by dataandtheir interpretability addressed . All findingsstated,supportedby dataandtheir interpretability I 2 l ! 2 a J I 2 J l-2 3-4 5 I 2 J 4 I 2 J 4 5 addressed . Reliabilityor validitY, . Reliabilityor validitY, andusefulnessof somefindingsaddressed andusefulnessofall findingsaddressed *l r*, o2s/u2/10 58
  • 60. 8. Conclusion 3 . Conclusionclearandbasedon finding(s) I . Conclusionclear,basedon finding(s) andvalid 2 . Conclusionclear,basedon finding(s),validandrelatedto 3 purpose(s)of project g. Recommena"Ion, 4 . Fewrecommendationsbasedon findings 2 . Mostrecommendationsbasedon findings 3 . Recommendationsfully derivedfrom findings 4 10. Communicationof Information 4 . Informationcommunicatedin a fairly logicalmannerwith several I grammaticalerrors . Informationcommunicatedin a loeicalmannerwith some 2 grammaticalenors . Informationcommunicatedin a loeicalmannerwith few 3 grammaticalerrors . Informationcommunicatedin a loeicalmannerwith no 4 grammaticalerrors 11. Bibliography . Numberof referencesis lessthan4 . Numberof referencesis greaterthan4, writtenusinga consistent . convention Total 40 marks Theoverallassessmentof eachstudentis basedon theentriesfor thefour site-visits(40marks),four laboratoryexercises(40marks)andthefinal reportfor thejournal(40marks). A totalof 90 markssummarisedin thetablebelow: Component Raw Marks Total Marks 4 site-visits 4 x l0:40 Scaledto l0 l0 4laboratory exercises 4 x l0:40 40 Finalreport 40 40 Total 90 i r It I,l *.l r*, o2s/u2/ro 59
  • 61. GENERATGUIDETINESFORTEACHERS L Theteacheris requiredto markthejournal andfinal marksmustberecordedout of 90. e. The schoolmustretainall journalsfor at leastthreemonthsafterpublicationof the results sincejournalsmayberequestedby CXC for moderationpurposes. 3. The specificobjectiveshighlightedby an asteriskaresuitablefor InternalAssessment,but theassignmentsneednot assessonly theseobjectives; 4. The reliabilityof the marksawardedis a significantfactorin the InternalAssessment,and hasfar reachingimplicationsfor thecandidate'sfinal grade. Teachersareaskedto notethe following: (i) the marksawardedto thejournal must be carefully transferredto the CXC Internal Assessmentforms; theteachermustallocateone-thirdof thetotalscorefor theInternalAssessmentto eachModule. Fractional marks shouldnot be awarded. [n caseswherethemark is notdivisibleby three,thentheallocationis asfollows: (a) when theremainderis I mark,themark is allocatedto Module3; (b) Whentheremainderis 2, thena mark is allocatedto Module3 andthe other markto Module2. Forexample,35marksareallocatedasfollows: 35 13:ll remainder2so 11markstoModuleI and12markstoeachof Modules2 and3. (iii) thestandardof markingshouldbeconsistent' Candidateswho do not fulfil therequirementsof theInternalAssessmentwill be considered absentfrom thewholeexamination. (ii) 5 . l 'l {iIf I; 'f" *l r*" u2s/u2/to 60