Grade 11 (Unit 7) LD Ecology and Development (Foresters without Diplomats)

 Unit 7 Ecology and Development

Foresters without diplomats

Ways with words

A. Match the words with their meanings.

a. constituency - iv. electoral district

b. pursue- iii. to follow in an effort to overtake or capture

c. infiltrate - to enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) secretly and gradually

d. nomadic - ii. living the life of roaming

e. anatomy- vi. art of studying the different parts of any organized body

f. subversive - i. seeking or intended to overthrow an established system or institution

B. Study the following words. (Look at page 66)

C. Make two other words by using each prefix given above and use them in sentences.

Malnutrition- Children of slum areas are suffered from the problem of malnutrition.

Nonprofit- CON is a nonprofit organization.

Comprehension

Answer these questions.

a. What did Maathai decide to do for the community?
Answer: Maathai decided to create jobs for the community: cleaning their constituency, planting trees and shrubs, cleaning home of richer people in the communities and getting paid for those services.

b. Mention the problems faced by women in Kenya.

Answer: The problems faced by women in Kenya were problems of firewood, malnutrition, lack of food and adequate water, unemployment and soil erosion.

c. Why did the speaker go to the women to talk about planting trees?

Answer: The speaker went to the women to talk about planting trees because the women were most affected by the problems of firewood, malnutrition, lack of food and adequate water, unemployment and soil erosion, and were concerned about children and future.

d. What is the most important achievement of the movement described in the text?

Answer: The women were independent, had acquired knowledge and techniques, had become empowered. They have been teaching each other. They were also abe to recognize seedling and germinate and plant them.

d. Why were the foresters’ ways not helpful to the women for planting trees?

Answer: The foresters’ ways were not helpful to the women for planting trees because they have complicated ways of dealing with a very simple thing like looking for seeds and planting trees.

e. When and how did she start The Green Belt Movement?

Answer: On June 5, 1977 which was the day World Environment Day of she started The Green Belt Movement by planting the first seven trees.

f. Why do the donors want to provide money to the women?

Answer: The donors want to provide money to the women because the efforts of women are providing results.

g. What happened when the speaker criticized the political leadership?
Answer: The speaker has been portrayed as subversive when the speaker criticized the political leadership.

h. Mention the agencies that supported her movement.
Answer:

The agencies that supported her movement are:

the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the Danish Voluntary Fund, the Norwegian Agency for International Development and the African Development Foundation.

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