Envi. Sci. Module 1 What I Know

It implies the protective blanket of gases surrounding the earth.

it comprises all types of water resources; oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, streams, reservoirs, polar ice caps, glaciers and groundwater.

It is the outer mantle of the solid earth. it consists of minerals occurring in the earth's crust and the soil. e.g., minerals, organic matter, air and water.

It indicates the realm of living organisms and their interactions with the environment, atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere.

It is constituted by the interacting systems of physical, biological, and cultural elements interrelated in various ways individually as well as collectively.

These elements such as economic, social and political elements are mostly human-made features which make cultural milieu.

It includes all non-living components such as land, mountains, rivers, air, water, temperature, humidity, water vapor, sand, dust and clouds.

It includes all living organisms and biological life such as animals, birds forests reptiles, insects, bacteria and microorganisms like algae and fungus.

These areas, space, landforms, water bodies, climate, soil, rocks and minerals. They determine the variable character of the human habitat, its opportunities as well as limitations.

It is the study of the multitude of interactions between humans and the world around them, living and non-living.