UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
B.Sc. (HONS.) BUILT ENVIRONMENT STUDIES
JUNE 2012 EXAMINATION SESSION
YEAR 1
Unit Code: SPI1711
Unit Title: Landscape & Human Architecture
Date: Friday 1st February 2013
Time: 09:15 – 10:45
Answer TWO questions, one question from Section A and one question from Section B.
Section A (answer either Question 1 or Question 2)
(1) The survival of a species depends on its interactions with other organisms in the same
ecological community. Discuss.
(2) We should only conserve species that are directly beneficial to humans. Discuss.
Section B (answer either Question 3 or Question 4)
(3) Nature provides people with numerous psychological benefits. Discuss.
(4) This question concerns landscapes and fragmentation.
a. What is the advantage of assessing terrain at the landscape scale?
b. How does fragmentation influence biodiversity?
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