The five components of our environment are: atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and solar energy. Atmosphere is the gaseous layer enveloping the Earth. … Lithosphere is the outermost layer of the Earth which is known as the crust and its main components are the tectonic plates.
But there are two commonly known and accepted types of environment – natural or geographical environment, and man-made environment.
Man-made environment is the environment created by humans. It includes permanent human settlements like villages, towns, cities, and transport and communication facilities, besides various other communities.
The human environment is concerned with people who live in different environments, their activities and the environmental features which they have created. We also look at the interdependence of people in the local community-this is developed from the infant classes looking at those who help us in the locality.
The basic components of the environment are atmosphere or the air, lithosphere or the rocks and soil, hydrosphere or the water, and the living component of the environment or the biosphere. the thick gaseous layer surrounding the earth.
Healthy ecosystems clean our water, purify our air, maintain our soil, regulate the climate, recycle nutrients and provide us with food. They provide raw materials and resources for medicines and other purposes. They are at the foundation of all civilisation and sustain our economies.
From a biological point of view, all environments in the Universe can be categorized into one of three types: uninhabitable, uninhabited habitat or inhabited habitat.
The natural environment or natural world encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial. The term is most often applied to the Earth or some parts of Earth.
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.
Environmental studies is a multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. Environmental studies connects principles from the physical sciences, commerce/economics, the humanities, and social sciences to address complex contemporary environmental issues.
