ESM 410 REVISION QUESTION

1. Discuss the approaches used in teaching Environmental Education. Highlight the

advantages and disadvantages of each approach.

2. Using relevant examples describe the various ecosystems

3. Discuss the contribution of the two major spheres to life on earth

4. Citing relevant examples discuss education “about”, and education “for” Environmental
Management.
5. Using examples discuss the general environmental problems affecting Kenya and suggest
the ways for addressing them.
6. Explain the goals of environmental education in Kenya.
7. Discuss why it is necessary to incorporate environmental education into the secondary
school curriculum in Kenya?

8. It is expected that students develop the skills as well as attitudes necessary to be proactive
and effective components of sustainability. Explain the four categories of skills required
of a student of environmental education.
9. Discuss the rationale for teaching environmental education to teacher trainees in Kenya.
10. Discuss the importance of environmental management in Kenya.
11. “The environment is under crisis”. Discuss this in the light of current global
environmental challenges.

12. Discuss the various dimensions of sustainable development.

13. Describe the justification and main contributions of the following international treaties
towards a better, balanced and clean environment.
a. Stockholm Declaration
b. Belgrade charter
c. Tbilisi Declaration

14. Discuss non-sustainable human activities.

15. Discuss the social and political interventions that may be undertaken to conserve the
environment in Kenya.
16. Kenya is faced with several environmental issues such as air pollution, water pollution
and solid waste management. Discuss the causes of each.

17. Discuss the responses the Kenyan government has undertaken to solve the problem of air
pollution, water pollution and solid waste management.

18. Discuss the strategies for minimizing the negative impact of industries to the
environment.

19. Discuss the strategies for implementing population control measures.

20. Discuss any five guiding principle to environmental education that were adopted at the
Tbilisi conference.

21. Discuss the challenges encountered in the provision of environmental education at

secondary schools in Kenya.

22. Discuss the importance of environmental education for sustainability.

23. Discuss any five mitigation measures the Kenyan government has put in place towards
the loss of biodiversity.

24. Discuss any five approaches of population control.

25. Discuss any five challenges to population control measures.

26. Discuss any five objectives of environmental education.

27. Discuss the various aspects of sustainable development.

28. Why should the environment be conserved?

29. Discuss five harmful environmental impacts of agriculture and the causes.

30. Identify and discuss five techniques used to teach environmental education in schools.

31. Discuss any five essential outcomes of effective environmental education.

32. Discuss the causes and impact of ozone layer depletion.

33. Discuss the major effects of global warming.

34. Discuss measures that can be used to control loss of biodiversity.

35. Discuss any the global efforts in the control of environmental degradation.

36. Discuss the harmful consequences of unsustainable Agriculture.

37. Discuss the strategies and solutions to environmental problems caused by agriculture.

38. Citing relevant examples, discus the causes and impacts of the global climate change.

39. Environmental management is the management of interaction by the modern human

societies with, and impact upon the environment. Discuss the environmental conservation
measures that Kenya is currently engaged in.

40. Predict and discuss environmental consequences of rapid population growth in both
urban and rural settlement.

41. Discuss the approaches used to control rapid population growth.

42. Discuss the key contemporary factors that cause change in population sizes.

43. Discuss the major environmental health issues in Kenya that are related to environmental
degradation.

44. Discuss the strategies for addressing the health issues related to environmental
degradation.

45. Discuss the underlying causes to the crisis of natural resource un-sustainability.

46. Discuss the nature of activities to conserve the environment in Kenya.

47. Discuss the role of education and commitment to the improvement of environmental
quality.
48. Low income citizens encounter social process challenges and therefore they respond
negatively towards the environment. Discuss.

49. Discuss the Relationship Between Environment and Development.

50. Discuss possible interventions to solve wood fuel energy crisis in Kenya