Environmental studies grade 3
Name: Oshovoye Hangalo Student Number: 202051943 Assignment 2 Due date: 14 October 2024 Program: BHEPJ- Part time
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Family friendship and community.
What brings us together in a world full of experiences and challenges? In the vast expanse of human interactions, the importance of family relationships triumph as a beacon of love, guidance, and support. Here are some tips on building strong family bonds: 1. Spend quality time together: Spending quality time with family, friends and community helps strengthen the emotional connection between these members. Do not over do yourself and prepare for expensive outings, this can be simple activities like going for a walk, doing cooking together, playing board games or watching movies together to say the least. These can all be meaningful. The main point here is to be present during these moments. 2. Show appreciation: This truly goes a long way. Regular expressions of gratitude and appreciation can greatly enhance relationships. Acknowledge and appreciate the small things people do for you, whether it’s helping you with school work, household chores, work related st...
Caring for the environment.
Everything that we do has an influence on the world around us. It would be strenuous to achieve an outline where the things we did had no negative consequences for the government at all, however some small changes to our daily routines, can help to keep these negative effects to a minimum. 1. Save water: You can save water by not letting the water run when brushing your teeth. Always close the tap when not in use. Reducing your shower time and or using a bucket to bath is another effective way of saving water. Ensure that the tap has no leaks, and fix leaky taps. 2. Recycle and reuse: Landfill sites are also huge sources of pollution. Rubbish at landfills can easily find its way at our water sources too. This has a bad effect on the marine life who can become stuck in it, swallow it or be suffocated by it. One of the way people can avoid having more rubbish into landfill sites is to make sure that we’re recycling. 3. Drive less: Vehicles burn a lot ...
Plants as living things.
Plants are such amazing living things. They are not only beautiful and eye catching but they possess other interesting qualities as well. Plants are intelligent to say. The way they respond to their environment, and how they communicate through root systems and chemical signals is truly exceptional. Their adaptability is also one of their greatest qualities too. Different species have adapted to survive in various climates, such as the desert plants are said to have developed three main adaptive strategies: drought avoidance, succulence, and drought tolerance.
Infrastructure, means of communication and transport.
According to the oxford dictionary, infrastructure is the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. Infrastructure is very important to society as it supports the quality of life. Schools provide basic education, knowledge and different skills to students. Infrastructure is also important to a region’s economic growth. It allows for business operations, it provides jobs to the community members, and it promotes the exchange of goods and services. A mean of transport is a way or method of traveling. There are four main means of transport, namely; rail transport, road transport, air transport and and water transport. Road transport is the commonly used transport in most parts of the world. The rail way is used for the transportation of people and freight movements. Water ways are said to be the cheapest form of transport. Large cargoes are transported through oceanic ...
Weather, seasons and the environment.
People change their wardrobe with the seasons, grabbing a heavy coat in winter, while only wearing a light dress in summer. Animals, plants and the ecosystem cannot adjust their attire quite so easily, nevertheless they have evolved to making changes that help them survive seasonal conditions caused by the rotation of the Earth around the sun. There are four seasons of the year- winter, spring, summer and autumn, which can vary significantly in characteristics. In the summer, the temperature increases to the hottest. If they get too high, heat waves or droughts may cause trouble for people, animals and plants. In the spring, seeds take root and vegetation begins to grow. The weather in spring is warm and sometimes also wetter. Animals return from warmer climates, often with offspring. In the Autumn, temperatures cool again. Plants often grow dormant. Animals might prepare for the upcoming cold weather, storing food or moving to warmer regions. In winter, the temperature is cold. S...