Chapter 9 Environmental Management
- What are the other emergency measures adopted during disasters? Civil administration makes use of boats to rescue people who are trapped in a flooded area. Other items like wooden boards, bamboo floats an... 1
- Write about disaster management. An action implemented via proper planning, organized activity and coordination, disaster management consists of prevention of loss and dange... 1
- What is the 3R Mantra of waste management? The 3 R Mantra is Reduce (reducing the waste), Reuse (reuse of waste) and Recycle (recycling of waste). 1
- What is solid waste? Solid waste is the waste materials that are released via the several daily human activities. They are a good source of energy if disposed of... 1
- What is the main role of the World Meteorological Organization? The World Meteorological Organization, set up on 23 March 1950 by the United Nations Organization has a crucial role to play in food securit... 1
- What is the importance of weather in the living world? It is evident that the study of meteorology or the climate is very important from the view of human life. Given here are a few points: It is... 1
- Which day is observed as ‘World Meteorological Day’? 23 March is celebrated as ‘World Meteorological Day.’. 2
- What is the important role of climate in our day to day life? Climate has a crucial role to play in our day to day life, influencing our basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter as well as our occ... 1
- explain the differences Degradable and non-degradable waste Biodegradable waste Non-biodegradable waste (i) Biodegradable waste can be degraded or broken down into simpler, harmless substances by livi... 1
- Explain the differences Weather and climate Weather Climate 1. Weather is defined as the state of the atmosphere on a current day at a current time. Climate is defined as the average c... 1
- What is the weather and climate? Weather is the atmospheric conditions at a specific time at a particular place, whereas the average daily readings of various weather-relate... 1
- Explain with suitable examples, the care to be taken when using the methods of transporting patients. There are various methods to transport a patient with care. The specific type of method used Depends upon the condition of a patient and als... 1
- Give examples of the importance of climate in the living world with explanations, in your own words. Climate is defined as the weather conditions which have prevailed in a region over a long duration of time. Climate plays an important role... 1
- write notes on Principles of first aid. (1) When the victims are injured in a disaster, then the help rendered to him or her before the medical doctor arrives, is called first aid.... 1
- write notes on Plastic waste. Plastic waste: Plastic is something which we use on our daily basis and has become an inseparable part of our lives. Plastic waste is a majo... 1
- write notes on Industrial waste. Industrial waste: Industrial waste is the waste that is produced from industries during the manufacturing process. For example pieces of met... 1
- write notes on Monsoon model. Monsoon model: In 1930's, the director of IMD, Sir Gilbert Walker established a relationship between Indian monsoon and the various worldwid... 1
- write notes on Climatic factors. Climatic factors: Atmospheric pressure, sunlight, clouds, humidity, rainfall, visibility, temperature, etc. are the chief climatic factors.... 1
- Write notes on Meteorology. Meteorology: Meteorology is the science that studies the inter-relationships between the various components of air, natural cycles, geologic... 1
- Why is e-waste harmful? Express your opinion about this. E-waste is the electronic waste such as discarded old electronic appliances that include computers, TVs, refrigerators, cell phones, batteri... 1
- Explain with suitable examples, the relationship between weather forecasting and disaster management. If present climatic conditions are analysed with reference to the past climatic conditions, then we can predict climatic changes of the futu... 1
- State the scientific and eco-friendly methods of waste management. It is the need of the hour to adopt solid waste management practices so as to avoid the possible problems arising due to solid waste that ar... 1
- Complete the statements using the given options and justify those statements. i. Of the abiotic factors that affect biodiversity by far the most important is geographic favourability. Justification : Geographic favoura... 1
- How is first aid provided to victims of disasters who are injured? Given below are the basic principles of the first aid provided to the victims of disaster who are injured: Life and Resuscitation -ABC 1) If... 2