Meteorology (GPLA2201)

BA. Geography and Planning - GP

Semester: Second Semester

Level: 200

Year: 2018

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS
1) a) Identify and briefly discuss three sources of resource
scarcity. (15 marks)
b) How do the following concepts relate to ecological
problems in the 21
st
Century? (20 marks)
i) Tragedy of the Commons
ii) The Earth’s carry capacity
iii) Human activity in the Anthropocene Era
iv)
Food security
v)
Climate change
2)
a) Give a concise account of the paradigms of the
Environment and Natural Resources. (10 marks)
b)
‘Environmental
Ethics
is
the
moral
basis
for
environmental
responsibility through Anthropocentrism,
Biocentrism and Ecocentrism’. Assess! (25 marks)
3)
Discuss the various ways in which man is a constructive
and destructive agent. (35 marks).
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Peace - Work - Fatherland
The UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
P.O. BOX 39 Bambili
School: Faculty of Arts
Department: Geograph and Planning Lecturer(s): SUIVEN
Course Code: GPLA2201
Course Title: Meteorology
Date: 07/07/2018
Hall: SOA 7/8 Time: 12:00 - 15:00
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