CH 1 ENVIRONMENT

There are two different types of environment: Geographical Environment. Man-made Environment.

An abiotic factor is a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment. In a terrestrial ecosystem, examples might include temperature, light, and water. In a marine ecosystem, abiotic factors would include salinity and ocean currents. Abiotic and biotic factors work together to create a unique ecosystem.

In general, abiotic factors like rock, soil, and water interact with biotic factors in the form of providing nutrients. Just as humans mine mountains and cultivate soil, rock and soil provide resources for plants, and plants cycle the nutrients through so they (usually) end up back in the ground where they began.

Biotic factorsBiotic factors include plants, animals, and other organisms. Abiotic factors include rocks, temperature, and humidity.

Air pollution can damage crops and trees in a variety of ways. Ground-level ozone can lead to reductions in agricultural crop and commercial forest yields, reduced growth and survivability of tree seedlings, and increased plant susceptibility to disease, pests and other environmental stresses (such as harsh weather).

Environment includes more than surroundings. Environment includes weather and other factors. It may even include the emotions of the people there. Surroundings normally means just the place and its physical features, such as trees, buildings, cars, and other things like that.

So, I suppose the difference is that nature writing is done simply for the joy and beauty of nature, while environmental writing addresses the role of humans in nature and its economic value for us.

The concept of sustainable development was described by the 1987 Bruntland Commission Report as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

A person’s social environment is their society and all surroundings influenced in some way by humans. It includes all relationships, institutions, culture, and physical structures. The natural environment is the natural world around us: the ground, the trees, the air.

The abiotic factors will define which organisms are able or not to live in a specified place. The living organisms will constitute the biotic factors, which define if and how can an organism live in a specified environment. So, the abiotic factors are controling the biotic factors of an environment. Hope it helps you !