What is Environment?
What is Environment?
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(Lesson 11))
What is Environment?
What is Environment?
• Environment is all of the living and nonliving things that surround an organism…
Animals Family Animals
Males
Districts
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Streets
……etc.
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Plants
Females
Open Space
Streets
Climate
Land Uses Extended Family
Buildings
………etc.
………etc.
Economics
Land Uses Landmarks
Buildings
Basic Types of Environments
Basic Types of Environments
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1. Natural . Natural
Environment
Environment
Natural Environment Natural Environment Flora
Flora
… All plant life occurring in an area or time period.
• Plants are grouped into floras based on period, climate, special environment, or
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region .
‐‐ Native floraNative flora
‐‐Agricultural and garden floraAgricultural and garden flora
‐‐Weed floraWeed flora
Natural Environment Natural Environment Fauna
Fauna
… All Animal life occurring in an area or time period.
• Animals are grouped into floras based on period, climate, special environment, or region.
• Fauna (and Flora) explained in biological
• Fauna (and Flora) explained in biological terms to include the genus and species of plant and animal life, their preferred
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growing or breeding habits, and their connection to one another in the
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environment as well.
Natural Environment Natural Environment Geology
Geology
… Study of the solid and liquid matters that constitute the Earth
constitute the Earth.
• Composition, structure, physical properties,
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dynamics, history of earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved and changed
moved, and changed.
Natural Environment Natural Environment Soil
Soil
… Broken rock particles and decaying organic matter on the surface of the Earth, capable , p of supporting life.
D i C ill i S d Sli Cl
• Drainage ‐ Capillary action ‐ Sand ‐ Slit ‐ Clay
Natural Environment Natural Environment Hydrology
Hydrology
… Study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water throughout the earth.
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• Springs ‐ Rivers ‐ Lakes Streams Basins
Streams ‐ Basins
Channels‐Aquifers…
Natural Environment Natural Environment Climatology
Climatology
Includes temperature, humidity,
rainfall, and other metrological factors in a given region over long periods of time
given region over long periods of time.
• Based on latitudeBased on latitude, terrain, altitude, as well as nearby
oceans and their currents.
• Climate vs. Weather
• Sea Breeze
Natural Environment Natural Environment Topography
Topography
… the study of landforms .
• Contour lines – Spot Elevations ‐ Contour interval ‐ Steep/gentle sloop – Existing
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contour lines – Proposed contour lines
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