2. WHAT IS
ENVIRONMENT?
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ENVIRONMENT IS LIVING THINGS AND WHAT
IS AROUND THEM. IT CAN BE LIVING OR NON-
LIVING THINGS. IT
INCLUDES PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND OTHER
NATURAL FORCES. LIVING THINGS DO NOT
SIMPLY EXIST IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THEY
CONSTANTLY INTERACT WITH IT. ORGANISMS
CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO CONDITIONS IN
THEIR ENVIRONMENT. IN THE ENVIRONMENT
THERE ARE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLANTS,
ANIMALS, SOIL, WATER, TEMPERATURE, LIGHT,
AND OTHER LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS
3. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
The natural environment encompasses all living
and non-living things occurring naturally. The
term is most often applied to the Earth or some
part of Earth. This environment encompasses
the interaction of all living species, climate,
weather, and natural resources that affect
human survival and economic activity.
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4. WHAT ARE THE THINGS
THAT MAKE UP THE
ENVIRONMENT?
NON-LIVING THINGS AND CONDITIONS
LIKE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS, RIVERS
AND STREAMS, ROCKS AND SOILS,
SUNLIGHT AND HEAT, RAIN AND
SNOW MAKE UP THE PHYSICAL PART OF
THE ENVIRONMENT. LIVING THINGS, LIKE
PLANTS, ANIMALS, FUNGI, AND
BACTERIA MAKE UP THE BIOLOGICAL PART
OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
5. WHAT IS MAN MADE
ENVIRONMENT?
MAN-MADE SURROUNDINGS THAT
PROVIDE THE SETTING FOR HUMAN
ACTIVITY, RANGING IN SCALE
FROM BUILDINGS AND PARKS OR
GREEN SPACE TO NEIGHBORHOODS
AND CITIES THAT CAN OFTEN
INCLUDE THEIR SUPPORTING
INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS WATER
SUPPLY OR ENERGY NETWORKS.
6. WHAT ENVIRONMENT DO
WE LIVE IN????
WHAT ENVIRONMENT DO WE LIVE IN????
A COASTAL PLAIN IS FLAT, LOW-LYING LAND
ADJACENT TO A SEACOAST. ONE OF THE WORLD'S
LARGEST COASTAL PLAINS IS LOCATED IN
EASTERN SOUTH AMERICA
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8. ADVANTAGES OF LIVING
IN COASTAL PLAINS
COASTAL PLAINS ARE EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT THEY ARE WHERE THE SEA
MEETS THE LAND. THEY ARE NORMALLY
VERY FERTILE AND PROVIDE SHELTER AND
FOOD FOR YOUNG FISH, BIRDS, MAMMALS
AND ALL OTHER ANIMALS THAT USE THE
SEA. AS THEY ARE SHALLOW
CRISSCROSSED BY TIDAL RIVERS THE
WATER TENDS TO BE WARMER WHICH
ALSO LEADS TO THE PROPAGATION OF
ALGE A BASIC BLOCK OF THE FOOD CHAIN.
9. DISADVANTAGES OF
COASTAL PLAINS
IT IS VULNERABLE TO DISASTERS LIKE TWISTERS
WITHOUT MOUNTAINS TO PREVENT SUCH
DISASTERS FROM HAPPENINGS .