Environmental monitoring and geographic-ecological expertise
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Make a table of the three stages of monitoring: name, what it observes, one example.
Bioecological – health, illness rates; geoecological – geosystems, limits; biospheric – global, ozone or dust.
2
Choose environmental indicators observable on the school yard over 3 days (waste amount, dust, green area) and make an observation table.
The table needs date, indicator, method and notes; safety rules are followed during observation.
3
Hypothetical data: particle content in water is 90 units, the limit 30 units. How many times above? (Number only.)
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4
Which projects do you think must pass expertise? Give four examples and reasons.
A large factory, reservoir, large mine, highway, livestock complex – they affect water, air, soil and health significantly.
5
Write 3–4 sentences on the difference between monitoring and expertise.
Monitoring is continuous observation and control; expertise is assessment and permission by specialists before a project is carried out.