Biogeography and Ecology (GPLA3203)

BA. Geography and Planning - GP

Semester: Second Semester

Level: 300

Year: 2019

2 a)
-
What
is primary succession?
b)
-
Name
three
locations where
primary succession
can
take
place.
c)
-
What
types of
organisms are
often
associated
with
early stages of
primary succession?
d)
-
Explain
in
details why humans are
considered
to
initiate
secondary succession.
3-
a)
-
Compare
the
tropical
rain
forest
and
the
savannah
in
terms of
rainfall,
animal
types,
vegetation
an
d burning
by fire.
b)
-
Name
some
special
adaptations desert
plants and
animals have
developed.
4-
a)
-
What
are
the
major
factors that
influence
the
formation
of
terrestrial
biomes?
b)
-
What
are
the
characteristics of
the
desert
biome?
C)
-
Why
do
trees
lose
their
leaves
in
tropical
seasonal
forest?
d)
-
In
what
parts
of
the
world
will
you
find
this
biome?
Answer two questions in good English and orderly Presentation
1-
a)
What
is your
understanding
of
the
term
ecosystem?
b)
What
are
the
living
and
non-living
components of
an
ecosystem?
c)
What
is the
difference
between
a
habitat
and
a
niche?
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Peace - Work - Fatherland
The UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
P.O. BOX 39 Bambili
School: Faculty of Arts; Department: Geography and Planning Lecturer(s); Dr. SAMBA/Dr NIBA
Course Code: GPLA3203 Course Title: Biogeography and Ecology
Date: /19 Hall:
Time: 2hrs
Answer two questions in Good English and Orderly Presentation
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