EESA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Socalled, Cornucopian, Conceptual Framework
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Our environment is more then just our surroundings. Environment is the sum of our surroundings. It includes all of earths: biotic components (living things) Biotic constituents = animals, plants, soil, forests, people occupying landscape: abiotic components (nonliving things) Abiotic constituents = continents, oceans, clouds, rivers, icecaps. In the most inclusive scene, our environment includes scientific, political, ethical, economical, and social relationships & institutions. Environment canada is to preserve and enhance the quality of canada"s natural environment, conserve our renewable resources and protect our water resources. Environmental science explores interactions between humans and the physical and biological world. We depend on the environment for air, water, food, shelter, and everything else essential for living. Some actions have enriched our lives, bringing us longer life spans, better health: some have damaged natural systems that sustain. Water & air pollution, soil erosion etc.