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4. Give geographical terms for the following:
1. All living elements present on the Earth
2. All non-living elements present on the Earth
3. The water portion on the Earth
4. The land portion on the Earth
5. The interdependence of natural components of environment form
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Answer:
1. Environment: The immediate natural surroundings of man is called environment. E.g.: Plants, Air, Water, Landforms, Wildlife, etc.......
The word Environment has been derived from a French word "Environner" which means "Neighborhood".
2. Components of Environment:
(a) Natural Environment (b) Human Environment (c) Human Made Environment
Explanation:
3. Biotic Components: All living things are known as Biotic Components. E.g.: Plants, Animal Kingdoms including man, etc....
4. Abiotic Components: All non-living things are known as Abiotic Components. E.g.: Air, Water, Land, etc.....
5. Ecosystem: Interrelation between plants and animals in the natural environment is called Ecosystem.
6. Ecology: The Science with studies the relationship between living and non-living environment is termed as Ecology.
7. Domains of Earth: The Four domains or realms of the Earth which jointly support life are: -
(a) Atmosphere (b) Hydrosphere (c) Lithosphere (d) Biosphere
8. Biosphere: Plant and animal kingdom together make Biosphere or the living worlds. It is a narrow zone of the Earth where Air, Water and Land interact with each other to support life.