Question

Write an essay on environment and describeits types

Answer 1

The role of environ­ment is so great that it can affect our society and our behaviour. The environment is more than a “conditioning” factor of life. As MacIver says, “It interpenetrates life everywhere. It directs or di­verts, stimulates or depresses man’s energies. It moulds his speech; it subtly changes his frame.

Nay, more it lives within him. It is entirely inseparable from life”. “Life and environment are, in fact, correlates”. “Furthermore, every change in a living creature involves some change in its relation to environment, and every change in the environment, some change in the response of the organic being”. It is, indeed, a factor of great complexity. It consists of various aspects.

Types of Environment:

Environment is a complex totality of many things. It has been divided into different types. (i) MacIver and Page have mentioned of two types of environment: (a) Outer environment, and (b) Inner environment, (ii) Marshall Jones has spoken of three kinds of environment: (a) Physical Environment, (b) Social Environment, and (c) Cultural Environment, (iii) P. Gisbert has divided environment into four types: (a) Natural Environment, (b) Artificial Environment, (c) Social Envi­ronment, and (d) Psychological Environment, (iv) Kimbal Young divided it into only two types: (i) Geographic Environment, and (ii) Social-Cultural Environment.

For our purpose of study we may speak of two types of environment namely: (i) Geographic Environment, and (ii) Man-made Environment.

(i) Geographical Environment:

This can be called ‘natural environment’ for it consists of things that are provided by nature, this can also be called ‘physical environment’ for it includes the physical conditions of life. The geographic or physical conditions exist independently of man’s existence. Man has limited and sometimes no control over them.

This environment includes; the surface of the earth, natural re­sources, land and water, mountains and plains, fertile lands and deserts, oceans, storms and cy­clones, weather and climatic factors, seasons, etc. It also includes biological conditions such as plants, animals with all their complexities.

(ii) Man-Made Environment:

In order to control the conditions of his life man has created a new environment which can be called ‘man-made environment’ and some have called it ‘social- cultural environment’. It can be sub­divided into two types: (a) outer environment, and (b) inner environment.

(a) The Outer Environment:

Man, through the introduction of science and technology has tried to modify the conditions of physical environment. It can be understood as ‘outer environment’. We, what we are today, are because of the modifications of physical environment introduced by man’s technology.

It includes our houses and cities, our means of transport and communication, our comforts and conveniences. It also includes the vast, systems of industry and machinery created by man. It covers, in brief, the whole apparatus of our civilisation. Some anthropologists have called this part of socio-cultural environment, ‘material culture’.

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Answer 2

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☆ESSAY ON ENVIRONMENT☆

Essay on Environment – All living things that live on this earth comes under the environment. Whether they live on land or water they are part of the environment. The environment also includes air, water, sunlight, plants, animals, etc.

Moreover, the earth is considered the only planet in the universe that supports life. The environment can be understood as a blanket that keeps life on the planet sage and sound.

《Importance of Environment》

We truly cannot understand the real worth of the environment. But we can estimate some of its importance that can help us understand its importance. It plays a vital role in keeping living things healthy in the environment.

Likewise, it maintains the ecological balance that will keep check of life on earth. It provides food, shelter, air, and fulfills all the human needs whether big or small.

Moreover, the entire life support of humans depends wholly on the environmental factors. In addition, it also helps in maintaining various life cycles on earth.

Most importantly, our environment is the source of natural beauty and is necessary for maintaining physical and mental health.