NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
14-16 AHMADU BELLO WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
MAY/JUNE 2012 EXAMINATION
ESM 428 Environmental Science and Resource Management (2 CR)
TIME ALLOWED: 2½ hrs
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer 4 questions out of 6
1. With appropriate examples, differentiate between renewable and non-renewable resources (25 marks)
2. Integrated watershed management is a subset of environmental planning. Discuss(25 marks)
3a. Briefly identify and discuss the major components of the atmosphere
b. Explain the biosphere as part of the natural environment ((25 marks)
4. Briefly describe how these factors impact on the natural environment
a. Industry
b. Tourism and Recreation
c. Transport and Infrastructure
d. Deforestation
e. Agriculture (25 marks)
5. What are the major challenges to wildlife conservation in Africa? (25 marks)
6. Enumerate and explain the various instruments of environmental protection (25 marks)