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Environmental Degradation And Disaster Management

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Card 1Meaning of Environment

What is the meaning of environment?

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Environment means the sum total of all the conditions, circumstances, and living and non-living things around an organism that affect its life. It includes both biotic and abiotic components. Example:

Card 2Components of Environment

What are the two main components of environment?

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Environment has two components: biotic and abiotic. Biotic component includes living things such as human beings, plants, animals, microbes, and their interactions. Abiotic component includes non-livi

Card 3Biotic Component

What is the biotic component of environment?

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The biotic component is the living part of the environment. It includes human beings, plants, animals, other organisms, their food, and their interactions. Example: trees, birds, insects, and people i

Card 4Abiotic Component

What is the abiotic component of environment?

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The abiotic component is the non-living part of the environment. It includes sunlight, soil, air, water, land, climate, and topography. Example: air and water in a river environment are abiotic compon

Card 5Classification of Environment

How is natural environment different from human-made environment?

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Natural environment includes all living and non-living things that occur naturally on Earth and are created by nature without human intervention. Human-made environment includes things created by huma

Card 6Social Environment

What is social environment?

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Social environment includes cultural norms and values, the culture people live in, and social, political, economic, and religious institutions with which they interact. It affects the way people live

Card 7Dynamism of Environment

Why is environment called dynamic in nature?

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Environment is called dynamic because it keeps changing with place and time. Natural and human-made surroundings do not remain the same forever. Climate, land use, cities, transport, and even settleme

Card 8Importance of Environment

How does environment support life?

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Environment acts as a life support system. It provides food, shelter, water, air, soil, energy, medicines, fibres, and raw materials. It also helps maintain atmospheric composition and protects life f

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