1. Topics Included In Environmental Studies Syllabus

2. Environment: Definition Composition Structure Impact of human on environment Impact of environment on human

3. Natural resources: renewable and non-renewable 1. Forest Resources: Their use and over exploitation, Deforestation,Implications of derorestation. 2.Water Resources: Surface water and ground water, utilization/overutilization of water resources and their implications.Floods, drought, control of floods. 3.Mineral Resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of over exploitation. 4. Energy Resources: Renewable & non-renewable energy sources.

4. 5. Food Resources: Need, world food problem. Decreasing food resources, factors effecting reduction in food resources. 6. Land Resources: Land as resource, land degradation, landslides, soil erosion and desertification.

5. Ecosystems: Concept, structure, energy flow in ecosystem. Food chain, food webs and ecological pyramids. Different ecosystem: forest, grassland, desert, aquatic.

6. Biodiversity & its conservation Definition Genetics Species and ecosystem diversity India as mega diversity nation Threats to biodiversity Conservation of biodiversity

7. Environmental pollution: Air, water, land and noise pollutions Marine, thermal and nuclear hazards Solid waste management Disaster management

8. Social Issues & Environment: Sustainable development, resources conservation Water conservation: Rain water harvesting, watershed management Environmental Acts

9. Human Population & Environment Population growth Variation among nations Population explosion Environment and human health