Environmental Science
NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (NTA)
PAPER – 2 || VOLUME – 6
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS & GLOBAL ISSUES
OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTENT
UNIT - 9
Statistical Analysis Environmental Modelling
Common types of variables
1. Measurement of Central Tendency 1
2. Qualitative Data 5
3. Mean 11
4. Median 13
5. Mode 16
6. Karl Pearson Correlation 17
7. Dispersion/Deviation 20
8. Attributes and Variables 44
9. Measurement of Dispersion 53
10. Standard Error (SE) 54
11. Moments, Measure of skewness and Kurtosis 55
12. Basic Concept of Probability Theory 66
13. Sampling Theory 58
14. Frequency Distributions 59
15. Correlation 67
16. Regression 68
17. Test of Hypothesis 69
18. ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) 71
19. Approaches to Development of Environmental Models 73
20. Models of Population Growth and Interactions 77
UNIT - 10
Global Environmental Issues
1. Environmental Issues 80
2. Biodiversity Loss 81
3. Climate Change 83
4. Causes of Climate Change 84
5. Eutrophication: Causes & Consequences 99
6. Biodiversity & Nutrient Recycling 102
7. Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems 109
8. Nutrient Control 111
9. Food wet Manipulations 112
10. NWCP 117
11. The Control Wetland (Conservation Management) Rules 118
12. National Environmental Policy 2006 118
13. NPCA 118
14. Food Control 120
15. Biodiversity Hotspots 121
16. Tourism 121
17. Cultural Significance 121
18. Soil Erosion 122
19. Water Erosion 122
20. Water Conservation Refers 131
21. Watershed 133
22. Water Harvesting 136
23. Types of Indian Turtle 139
24. Swachh Bharat Mission 139
25. Climate Change 146
26. Impact of Climate Change 154
27. Climate – Related Disasters 156
28. Impact on Biosphere 156
29. Self-Reinforcing 157
30. Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol 158
31. Earth Summit 160
32. POPS 162
33. ESGP 163
34. IPCC 164
35. 8 Missions of Indians National Action Plan on Climate change 166
36. National Water Mission 171
37. National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change 176
38. Bhopal Disaster 182
39. Chernobyl Disaster, Accident in 1986 183
40. Green Building Movement 198
41. LEED India Concept 199
42. PYQS (Previous years solved questions) 207
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