Question

Write down the importance of the component of environment given below in short.
Air,Water,Soil, Engery

Answer 1

The environment is defined as the whole physical and biological system surrounding man and other organisms along with various factors influencing them. The factors are soil, air, water, light, temperature etc. These are called Abiotic factors. Besides the abiotic factors, the environment is very much influenced by biotic factors which include all forms of life like plants, animals, microorganisms etc.

Man is thus an inseparable part of the environment. Man and Environment have very close relationship with each other. The social life of man is affected by environment. This is the reason for various types of social and cultural activities around the world. The hilly people have different life styles than people in the plain area. Similarly people around the world differ in their food, cloth, festivals etc. All these are influenced by the factors around him.

The environment has three important constituents. These are:

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(a) Physical

(b) Biological

(c) Social

(a) The Physical Constituent of environment includes soil, water, air, climate, temperature, light etc. These are also called abiotic constituents of the environment. This part of the environment mainly determines the type of the habitat or living conditions of the human population. This physical constituent of the environment is again divided into three parts.