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People and Earth's Ecosystem: A Module
People and Earth's Ecosystem: A Module
A Module
NOTES TO STUDENTS
“The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship.
We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future
generations.’
-John Paul II
This module People and Earth’s Ecosystem deals with the impact of human
activities on the environment, as well as the consequences of environmental
modification on human activity (CMO No. 20 s. 2013). It talks about the People and the
Earth where the people live. It also talks about how the people living in it utilized and
managed what Earth has to offer.
It comprises four units: Unit 1: The Human Population which focuses on how
the students could explain the human population growth using graphs, tables or
charts, design human population growth and distribution chart and gather, organize,
and interpret human population dynamics data; Unit 2: Ecosystems: What are they
and how do they Work?’. It discusses about the characteristics of life as to how would
it meant to be alive, likewise discuss the major components of the ecosystem, the
transformation of energy in the ecosystem and explain the various nutrient cycles in
the ecosystem; Unit 3: Anthropogenic Impact to Environment which focuses on
describing the human impact to the environment in terms of pollution, land
degradation, biodiversity loss, global warming and human health as well as developing
awareness on the anthropogenic impact to the environment; and Unit 4:
Environmental Sustainability which focuses on describing an environmental
sustainable society, Philippine Environmental Laws, and mitigating environmental
issues in a community.
You can also see in this module that activities are provided to supplement your
learning. Go over with each of the activity provided and come up with a scholarly
output.
LEARNING TIPS
To help you cope with this new normal, below is the list of some tips that that
would be of benefit to you as you go along with this module.
• Discipline yourself. Set aside some time each day to work on this module.
If possible, study at the same time and in the same place so you are comfortable with
your study surroundings. Learning at a distance requires discipline and motivation.
other reference source or discuss them with your colleagues. You may look through
internet if you have internet connections.
• It may be difficult, but try to meet occasionally with your course facilitator
to discuss the content and application of suggestions provided in this module.