ENV100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: United Nations Environment Programme, Apollo 4
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It"s the study of how the natural world works. How the environment affects us and how we affect it. The word environment comes from the french term environner , which means to surround . The environment is the sum total of our surroundings and includes all of the biotic and abiotic factors. Our environment also includes the complex webs of scientific, ethical, political, economic and social relationships/institutions that shape our daily lives. The fundamental insight of environmental science is that we"re part of the natural world and that our interactions with other parts of it matter a great deal. Understanding our relationship with the environment is vital, as we are altering the very natural systems we need, in ways we don"t yet fully comprehend. We depend on our environment for air, water, food, shelter and everything else essential for living.
