KNOWING THE ENVIRONMENT: THE KEY TO UNLOCKING OUR UNIQUENESS AND SPECIALITY
The environment is a space that makes up a man, where he stays, what he does and factors that influences his behavior is found in the environment. In this write up, we will learn what the environment is our why we need to care for it.
WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENT
The environment is the sum total of everything that surrounds humanity, whether physical or non- physical, living or non-living things.
The environment is a space that surrounds and supports the living of Man, the growth of plants and also enables external forces that influences the growth and development of organisms within its sphere. It is an enclosed space that contribute to the speciality of an individual.
Having known what the environment is, we will be going further to learn about the types of environment.
Basically, we have three types of environment and they are:
Number one of it is, THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: these comprises of the physical condition that contributes to the wellness, adaptivity and comfortability of an organism in the environment. Examples of the physical environment are: climate, weather, topography, temperature and humidity.
The second type of environment is, THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT: the social environment is all about what makes man lively and the various means of how the existence of man is being exhibited. Part of what the social environment includes are the economical,social, political and cultural values that man exhibit towards their living in the environment.
The third and the last type of environment is, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT: the psychological environment deals with the logical reasoning of man which occur as a result of the influence the physical and social environments has on man. This implies that the physical and the social environment of Man determines how a man can think and function in the society.
Having learnt about the types of environment we have, it is also important for us to know that the environment is divided into four segment which are, THE ATMOSPHERE: the atmosphere holds the gaseous portion of the Earth and also protect the Earth from dangerous radiation from the outer space.
The second segment is THE HYDROSPHERE: the hydrosphere is the liquid portion of the Earth where all water sources and resources are found.
The third segment is THE LITHOSPHERE: the lithosphere consists of the solid portion of the Earth which are the rocks and minerals.
The last segment in which the earth is divided into is THE BIOSPHERE: the bowel sphere is the portion of the earth that supports life and the interaction with the environment.
Now, we would be going into the importance of the environment.
The environment is unique as it supports life.
The environment promote the existence of nature and mankind.
The environment support the intellectual activities of man in the environment.
The uniqueness and the serenity of the environment lies in our hand as humans. How we handle the environment determines what we become because the environment influences us and holds a larger percentage on who we are and what we will become, it is therefore necessary for us to care for our environment as it determines the larger part of us because we are the end receiver of what we throw into the environment.
Therefore, a caring heart towards the environment leads to a better person. To create a better us, we should create a better environment.
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