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nAm I Bl A un IVE RSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH,NATURALRESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
SCHOOLOF AGRICULTUREAND NATURALRESOURCESCIENCES
DEPARTMENTOF NATURALRESOURCESSCIENCES
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOROF NATURALRESOURCESMANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BNRS
COURSECODE: EEE620S
LEVEL: 7
COURSENAME: ENVIRONEMNTALEDUCATIONAND
EXTENSION
DATE: JANUARY 2025
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 150
SECONDOPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Mr. Helmuth Tjikurunda
MODERATOR: Mr. Wynand Diergaardt
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. Examination question paper
2. Answering book
3. Calculator and Ruler
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 6 PAGES(Excluding this front page)
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SECTIONA: MULTIPLE CHOICEQUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: Choose the correct answer and write the number of the question and
the letter.
1.1.
Which of the following EECentres is not owned and managed by MEFT?
a) Namutoni Environmental Education Centre.
b) Onankali Environmental Education Centre.
c) Okatjikona Environmental Education Centre.
d) Namibia Rehabilitation, Researchand Education Centre.
1.2.
Which of these educational approaches is associated with indoor learning
a) Structured learning
b) Learning by doing.
c) Teaching diverse groups of different ages, sex groups, and education levels.
d) Lifelong learning
1.3.
Which of the statements below explains why biodiversity is rapidly being lost?
a) Unsustainable use of natural resources.
b) Increased land, air and freshwater pollution.
c) Uncontrolled invasion of alien species
d) Mass rural-to-urban migration of people.
1.4.
Which of the following facts is not true for climate change?
a) Farming with tropical fruits like pineapples.
b) Rain-fed crop farming will be impossible; cattle farming will shift to the north as
central.
c) Winter rain will decrease in the south and increase in the north, making crop farming
possible without irrigation.
d) It will be possible to convert our desert into productive commercial farming region
1.5.
Which of the following is not a group extension method?
a) Symposium
b) Seminar
c) Face-face-face meeting
d) Workshop
1.6.
Namibia is a signatory to many international agreements. Which one of the
following relates to sustainable living?
a) Abolishing of forced labour convention
b) Africa Free Wildlife Zone.
c) Agreement related to the free movement of wildlife.
d) International Union for Conservation of Nature
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1.7.
Which of these is the definition of extension?
a) A process to ensure an environmentally aware population that can evaluate and make
sensible decisions to help solve environmental challenges.
b) Conscious social influence to take action to make the world a better place for all living
things.
c) Living so as not to harm the environment nor restrict the ability of present and future
generations to live and develop in a healthy environment.
d) Conscious communication of information to help people form sound opinions and
make good environmental decisions.
1.8.
Give the name of an insect whose reproduction success is affected by global
warming.
a) Ancient rhinoceros
b) Edith's moth
c) The quagga
d) The tiger
1.9.
90% of wetlands in Britain have been lost. What is the cause of this loss?
a) Pollution of the fynbos land by agrichemicals.
b) Clearing of land for settlement development and agricultural activities.
c) Climate change.
d) Cutting down of trees for timber.
1.10.
Which of the following describes behaviourist educational approach?
a) Classicteaching
b) The teacher is a guide
c) Outdoor learning.
d) Learning from experience.
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SECTION B: TRUE OR FALSEQUESTIONS
QUESTION 2: State whether each statement below is true or false.
2.1. Environmental Education is a structured learning process that deals with children to train
them while they are still young.
2.2. Rural development causes urbanisation.
2.3. Constructivism is an educational approach in which a teacher is a guide and mediator.
2.4. Nutrients like phosphate and nitrogen are the major causes of eutrophication.
2.5. Tigers are a main target of illegal wildlife trade in Africa.
2.6. Animals that have to undergo metamorphoses are at risk of extinction due to climate
change, which has altered ecological processes.
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2.7. It is against the law to complain about the misuse or overuse of natural resources in
Namibia.
2.8. Environmental education policy ensures that people move away from awareness to
actions to solve environmental problems.
2.9. The group extension method is more expensive than the face-to-face as many people are
involved.
2.10. The acronym GCFstands for Giraffe Conservation Fund.
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SECTION A+B SUBTOTAL: 20
SECTION C: Short answer questions.
QUESTION 3
3.1. Provide the definition of biodiversity.
(1)
3.2. In your own words explain article 95(c) of the Namibian Constitution?
(4)
3.3. In 1988, 40 countries signed an agreement called the Montreal Protocol. What was the
aim of the agreement?
(1)
3.4. Give the name of an important international conference held in 1972 that linked the
environment and development.
(1)
3.5. Propose or suggest three solutions to mitigate or reduce water wastage for citizens of
Windhoek.
(3)
3.6. What kind of solution would you advise a community whose problem is land
pollution/littering?
(2)
3.7. Which educational approach considers the learners knowledge and works towards
building on that?
(1)
3.8. Namibia hosted the 11th UNCCDCOPin September 2013, where Strategies to cope with
desertification were formulated. What are these strategies?
(4)
3.9. For a message to have an impact, an extension officer needs to know their target group
or audience. What is the information you need about your target group?
(5)
3.10. Mention the 5 Tbilisi principles that deal with environmental education (the method
how it should be done).
(5)
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QUESTION 4
4.1. What are the disadvantages of using the field excursion method for extension work?
Provide three only.
(3)
4.2. In communication, the effect of a message is 2/3 of the whole process. Extension officers
are, most of the time, senders of messages. Explain the qualities of the sender to ensure that
a message has an impact on the receiver.
(6)
4.3. Study the diagram below.
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Name and compare the educational approaches represented by the diagram.
(14)
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QUESTION 5
5.1. Use the diagram below to answer the following question. How would you plan for this
event? (hint, Daan Viljoen Field Day).
(10)
World
Wetlands
Day
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It's time for wetland restoration
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5.2. Carefully study the diagram below and answer the question that follows.
Identify this extension method and provide its advantages and disadvantages.
(6)
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QUESTION 6
6.1. Provide tips for an extension officer to deliver an impactful message.
(7)
6.2. Discuss or explain the climate solutions, particularly in Namibia, where most of the
population relies on farming for sustenance.
(5)
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QUESTION 7
7.1. Provide an Agenda for this meeting. Meeting of the department of the students of Natural
Resource Sciences.
(S)
7.2. Written communication is an important part of extension work. Extension workers must
know what you are communicating and how you do it. Explain RAFTS.
(5)
7.3. Briefly explain what we, as inhabitants of the planet Earth, need to do to ensure that the
negative impacts of climate change are mitigated.
(3)
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QUESTION 8
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8.1. As an extension worker, what would you do when you first form a group for group
extension work? (hint: you are just a facilitator).
(5)
8.2. Provide any 5 tips an extension can use when planning and conducting field day
extension work.
(5)
8.3. Extension workers are facilitators who help people find solutions to their problems.
Explain what a good facilitator does to ensure a successful extension activity.
(6)
8.4. What are the advantages of a group work extension method? Give any 5.
(5)
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QUESTION 9
9.1. The chairman leads the meeting, keeps order, and acts as an impartial referee and leader.
Outline the 5 tasks that a chairman must perform during a meeting.
(5)
9.2. Question time is an extension method used face-to-face or via radio or TV call-in programmes.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this method?
(6)
9.3. The group extension method has the advantage of a message reaching a large audience. Provide
the tips an extension officer can useto ensure a successfulgroup work activity.
(7)
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TOTAL: 150
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