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Human Environment Interaction: Components, Types, and Human Impact on Earth |
Human Environment Interaction
Each and every living organism has a specific surrounding or medium with which it continuously interacts, derives its sustenance and to which it is fully adapted. Thus, every individual in nature interacts with its environment, influences it and in turn is influenced by it.
Environment: All About Our Surroundings
- Definition: Environment is defined as, “the sum total of living and nonliving components; influences and events surrounding an organism”.
- Term Environment is derived from the French word ‘environ’ which means to encircle or surround while ment auctioning, i.e.,environment is the interaction between organisms and nature.
- Thus, Environment is the sum total of air, water and land interrelationship among themselves and also with human beings, plants, animals and other Organisms.
Components of Environment – Living and Nonliving Components
- Broadly the environment comprises abiotic (non-living) and biotic (living) components.
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Types of Environment: Inside, Outside, Natural, and Man-Made
- External environment: It is an surrounding environment in which living beings primarily inhabit.
- Eg: A fish living in a natural pond.
- Internal environment: It is an inside environment of the body of living beings.
- Eg: The body cavity within the fish provides an internal environment.
- The tendency to maintain a stable and relatively constant internal environment is called homeostasis.
- Natural environment: The natural environment or natural world encompasses all living and nonliving things occurring naturally.
- Eg: Forests, grasslands, desert etc.
- Artificial environment: Environment that is made artificially by humans through planned manipulation.
- Eg: crop fields, cities and industrial spaces.
Human Environment Interaction: Perspectives and Practices
About: Human environment interaction is a complex system between human society and the environment. Human environment interaction affects human life, as society impacts the environment in everyday activities.
- Approaches: The various approaches to Human environment interaction are
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- Determinism.
- Possibilism.
- Environmentalism.
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Conclusion: Role of Human Environment Interaction in Sustaining Life on Earth
- Thus, the environment is a complex and interconnected system that encompasses the natural world and the human-made elements that shape it.
- It plays a crucial role in sustaining all life on Earth, providing essential resources and services.
