Environment
Transcript of Environment
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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