Environment

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ENVIRONMENT

SANJEEVAN ARAVINDANVI-ROJA

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WHAT IS ENVIRONMENT??

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ENVIRONMENT IS LIVING THINGS AND WHAT IS AROUND THEM. IT CAN BE LIVING OR NON-LIVING THINGS. IT INCLUDES PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND

OTHER NATURAL FORCES. LIVING THINGS DO NOT SIMPLY EXIST IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THEY

CONSTANTLY INTERACT WITH IT. ORGANISMS CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO CONDITIONS IN THEIR

ENVIRONMENT. IN THE ENVIRONMENT THERE ARE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLANTS, ANIMALS, SOIL,

WATER, TEMPERATURE, LIGHT, AND OTHER LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things

occurring naturally. The term is most often applied to the Earth or some part of Earth.

This environment encompasses the interaction of all living species, climate,

weather, and natural resources that affect human survival and economic activity.

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WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE UP THE

ENVIRONMENT?NON-LIVING THINGS AND CONDITIONS LIKE

MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS AND SOILS, SUNLIGHT

AND HEAT, RAIN AND SNOW MAKE UP THE PHYSICAL PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT. LIVING THINGS, LIKE PLANTS, ANIMALS, FUNGI, AND BACTERIA MAKE UP THE

BIOLOGICAL PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

WHAT IS MAN MADE ENVIRONMENT?

 MAN-MADE SURROUNDINGS THAT PROVIDE THE SETTING FOR HUMAN ACTIVITY, RANGING IN SCALE FROM BUILDINGS AND PARKS OR GREEN SPACE TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIES THAT CAN OFTEN INCLUDE

THEIR SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS WATER

SUPPLY OR ENERGY NETWORKS.

WHAT ENVIRONMENT DO WE LIVE IN????

WHAT ENVIRONMENT DO WE LIVE IN????

A COASTAL PLAIN IS FLAT, LOW-LYING LAND ADJACENT TO A SEACOAST. ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST

COASTAL PLAINS IS LOCATED IN EASTERN SOUTH AMERICA

ADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN COASTAL PLAINS

COASTAL PLAINS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THEY ARE WHERE THE SEA MEETS THE LAND. THEY ARE NORMALLY

VERY FERTILE AND PROVIDE SHELTER AND FOOD FOR YOUNG FISH, BIRDS, MAMMALS AND ALL OTHER ANIMALS THAT USE THE

SEA. AS THEY ARE SHALLOW CRISSCROSSED BY TIDAL RIVERS THE WATER TENDS TO BE

WARMER WHICH ALSO LEADS TO THE PROPAGATION OF ALGE A BASIC BLOCK OF

THE FOOD CHAIN. 

DISADVANTAGES OF COASTAL PLAINS

IT IS VULNERABLE TO DISASTERS LIKE TWISTERS WITHOUT MOUNTAINS TO PREVENT SUCH DISASTERS

FROM HAPPENINGS .

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