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Summary of 3 pages for the course EDA3046 - Environmental Education at Unisa (EDA3046 Revision)
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EDA 3046EXAM PREP
1. Define the following terms:
Environment:
Is everything around us including the interaction & influence of political, social and economic dimensions of life.
Environmental education:
Is the holistic study of the total environment cultivating positive attitudes, values and decision making skills.
Ecology:
The interaction between living organisms and their environment, as well as the interrelationship between living organisms.
Health hazards:
Anything which is harmful or life threatening having a negative impact on the environment. Eg: aids.
Biodiversity:
The variety among living organisms and the ecological communities they live in.
Overpopulation:
The population of living organisms is beyond the environments carrying capacity.
Urbanization:
The migration of people from rural areas to urban areas because of unemployment, health care etc.
Desertification:
The depletion of our natural vegetation resulting in an increase of infertile soil, because of natural and human factors.
Deforestation:
The permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands taking place all over the world, due to overpopulation.
Pollution:
The poisoning of the environment with anything that reduces its ability to support life.
Environmental literacy:
The ability to observe and interpret the relative healthiness of the environment systems and to take appropriate action to
maintain these systems.
2. A fellow unisa student asks you about the concept “environment”. Explain what you should say in your explanation.
The environment is everything around us including the interaction and influence of political, social, economical and
biophysical dimensions of life.
Everything around us is part of the environment which is shaped by our attitudes , values and decisions towards it.
3. *read an adventure walk activity*
Which values and skills will you try to instill in the learner?
I will try to instill positive personal values and attitudes and cultivate individual and group awareness of the environment
through self-discovery. The following skills will be utilized:
Physical skills: learner is actively involved in the learning process.
Communication skills: using this medium learners are able to appreciate the environment around them.
Problem solving skills: learning can be fun and cooperative with a different approach.
Personal and social skills: learners use sense organs to study the environment and cooperate with learners in group
activities.
Study skills: learners learn to do research and planning while studying the environment
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