Detailed about environment

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-By Dr. Rajesh Prajapati
M.Sc, M.Phil, NET, PhD
Brief Introduction
to the
Environment

3. Environment
Environment – French verb – “environner”, which means to “encircle” or “surround.”
Indian philosophers and thinker knowledge of environment considered the important
factors of vayu (air), Jala (water), Desha (topography) and time in regulating the life of
plants (R. Mishra, 1962) in the environment.
Definition : -
“Environment is sum of all physical, chemical, biological, social and cultural factors
which affects our life”
Or
“the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live”
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4. Elements of environment
Physical
(Abiotic)
“Space, landforms, water
bodies, climate soils, Air,
rocks and minerals”
Biological
(Biotic)
“Plants, animals,
microorganisms”
Cultural
(Manmade)
“economic, social and
political”
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5. Types of environment
Social
An individual’s social, economic and political
condition wherein he lives. The moral, cultural
and emotional forces influence the life and
nature of individual behavior.
 An open society is very conductive for the individual
development.
 A closed society is not very conductive for the
development.
Psychological Life space of an individual in which he lives
 If a person is unable to overcome the barriers, he
can either get frustrated or completed to change his
goal for a new psychological environment
Geographical climate and weather or physical
conditions wherein and individual lives. The
human races are greatly influenced by the
climate.
 In the cold countries i.e. European countries the
people are of white colour. Likewise, in Asian and
African countries, that is, in hot countries people are
of dark complexion.
Physical
ExamplesDefinitionTypes
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6. Structure of environment
Physical Biological
GasLiquidSolid
AtmosphereHydrosphereLithosphere
Fauna
(Animals)
Flora
(Plants)
PlateauGlacierMountain Costal
The scientists have classified them into smaller units based on different spatial scales, e.g.
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7. Things to Remember
The term Environment was derived from French verb.
Environment means our surrounding
“The air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live”
Elements/Components of environment :- Abiotic, Biotic and Cultural.
Types of Environment: Physical, Social and Physchological
Physical Environment : Solid (Lithosphere), Liquid (Hydrosphere) and Gas (Atmosphere)
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