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7. An educational process by which people gain knowledge, skills and understanding
on environment and environment matters so that they can bring change in their
attitudes and behaviours for sustainable use and conservation of resources in
environment is called environment education.
8. The area or place from where we gain knowledge about health and health related
matters is known as scope of health education.
9. Community involves the gathering of people in assemblies, factories, industries,
festivals, ceremonies, conferences, organizations, etc.
10. People gain knowledge about health matters from different subjects like physics,
chemistry, biology, medicine, psychology, home science, health and physical
education, sociology, anthropology, etc.
11. The subject matters or contents related to population and population matters is
called scope of population education.
12. Demography is the scientific, mathematical and statistical study of population in
reference to population size, structure, density, composition, distribution, etc.
13. Those factors which determine and are responsible for change of population are
called as determinants of population change. Birth, death and migration are the
major determinants of population change.
14. People need to make planning for various things which play an important role for
happiness and satisfaction in their life.
15. The subject matters or contents related to environment and environment matters is
called scope of environment education.
16. Socio-cultural aspect includes the social traditions, cultural activities and religious
practices made by our ancestors utilizing their valuable skill and time.
17. Economic aspect is related with the job opportunities and income generation.
18. Science and technological aspect is related with development of science and
technology.
19. Political aspect is related with the development of rules and regulations at the
government and administrative level.
20. Psychological aspect is related with the attitudes, feeling, perceptions and thinking
of people.

Exercise

A. Give very short answer to the following questions.
1. Define health according to WHO.
2. What is physical well being?
3. What is mental well being?

4. What is social well being?
5. Mention any two characteristics of a healthy person.
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