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CHAPTER 14 – CHANGES IN OUR ENVIRONMENT

TOPIC- OUR ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

ENVIRONMENT

COMPONENTS DEGRADATION OF
OF ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

LIVING POLLUTION
THINGS

NON-LIVING
THINGS

AIR WATER LAND NOISE
POLLUTION POLLUTION POLLUTION
POLLUTION

OUR ENVIRONMENT

 An Environment is everything that is around us, which includes both living
and nonliving things such as soil, water, animals and plants, which adapt
themselves to their surroundings.

 It is nature’s gift that helps in nourishing the life on the earth.
 The environment plays an important role in the existence of life on the
planet earth. The word Environment is derived from the French word
“Environ” which meaning “surrounding.”