what is environment??
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Everything that we can see in our surroundings forms environment. it provides us air, water, food and land - basic need of our life.
☞Environment can be defined as a sum total of all the living and non-living elements and their effects that influence human life.
☞While all living or biotic elements are animals, plants, forests, fisheries, and birds, non-living or abiotic elements include water, land, sunlight, rocks, and air.
Environment functions
Provides the supply of resources
☞ The environment offers resources for production.
☞ It includes both renewable and non-renewable resources.
☞ Examples: Wood for furniture, soil, land, etc.
Sustains life
☞The environment includes the sun, soil, water, and air, which are essential for human life.
☞It sustains life by providing genetic and biodiversity.
Assimilates waste
☞Production and consumption activities generate waste.
☞This occurs mostly in the form of garbage.
☞ The environment helps in getting rid of the garbage.
Enhances the quality of life
☞The environment enhances the quality of life.
☞ Human beings enjoy the beauty of nature that includes rivers, mountains, deserts, etc.
☞These add to the quality of life