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UNIT
6 Natural Resources and

Biodiversity

Estimated Teaching Periods: 18

Learning Outcomes
Learning Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
i. introduce natural resources and explain their types.
ii. describe the importance of natural resources.
iii. explain the status of various natural resources.
iv. introduce wildlife and explain its importance.
v. describe the principles of natural resources conservation.
vi. describe the need and measures to care the earth.

Course Outline

6.1 Concept of Natural Resources
6.2 Status of Various Types of Natural Resources
6.3 Conservation of Natural Resources
6.4 Caring of the Earth

Glossary

biodiversity : biological diversity in an environment as indicated by numbers of
different species of plants and animals
biomass : the amount of living matter (as in a unit area or volume of habitat)
exhaust : the mixture of gases produced by an engine
extinct : no longer existing
alluvial : made up of or found in the materials that are left by water or rivers,
floods, etc.
frizid : very cold
endangered species : a species threatened with extinction

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