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Answer:
After the long vacation, when Ravi started going to school
again, he noticed that the only playground next to his school
was dug up. People said that a huge building with many
flats will be constructed there. Ravi was almost in tears,
when he realised that the big playground with its soft
grass, marigolds and butterflies is gone for ever. He shared
his feelings with his classmates. In the assembly, the
Principal too sadly observed, “See how our environment
is changing.”
In the class Ravi asked his teacher, “What is
environment?” “Whatever you see in your surroundings,”
said the teacher.
Ravi thought aloud, “That means, the school building,
tables, chairs in the classroom, even that open field, the
road, the garbage, my friends – all are parts of our
environment”!
“Yes” said the teacher, “but wait….. Some objects are
created by nature – for example, mountains, rivers, trees,
animals. Others are made by people – for example roads,
cars, clothes, books”.
Now work in pairs. Make a list with your classmate
sitting next to you, of the creations of nature and by
human beings.
Environment is our
basic life support
system. It provides
the air we breath, the
water we drink, the
food we eat and the
land where we live.
How do human
beings modify this
natural environment?
The car fumes pollute
the air, water is
collected in a pot,
food is served in
vessels and land is
used to build
factories.
Human beings
make cars, mills,
factories and
manufacture
containers. This is
how human beings
modify natural
environment.
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Ravi, Paramjeet, Jessy, Mustafa, Asha were all excited
about making the list. “Why is our environment changing?”
asked Iqbal. “It’s all because of our needs. They are
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