Environment
ENVIRONMENT
Defining Environment
Is the circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings.
It is the totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms, especially:
The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms: Is the complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community
Hence therefore we can classify components of environment as follows;
Physical ones:
Air, water, soil, housing, climate, geography, heat, light, noise, debris, and radiation
Biological
Man, viruses, microbial agents, insects, rodents, animals and plants, among others
Psychosocial:
Cultural values, customs, beliefs, habits, attitudes, morals, religion, education, lifestyles, community life, health services, social and political organization .
In summary environment, is the natural surroundings or social conditions in which people live, the air water, and land .
Common environmental issue in our community
Agriculture
It is the oldest and widespread occupation of the people in our area; Molo- Kenya where majority of farmers does practice both the livestock and crop farming. Over the years, there have been notable changes in the pattern of farming; Manual farming has been replaced by ‘mechanized farming’ due to the advancement of different technologies. Ploughing is done by tractors in place of bulls, hand made jembes and tilling hoes.
Modern agricultural techniques have eventually changed into both ways. Some are favorable and some of these are unfavorable.
Some of the Negative impact to the Environment
The changes in the earlier form of agriculture have been brought by the following ways:
(i) Mechanical factors: Tractors, tube wells and agricultural equipments.
(ii) Chemical factors: Fertilizers, animal feeds, drugs and pesticides
The chemical factors have brought a revolution in the agriculture, as they express growth
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Defining Environment
Is the circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings.
It is the totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms, especially:
The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms: Is the complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community
Hence therefore we can classify components of environment as follows;
Physical ones:
Air, water, soil, housing, climate, geography, heat, light, noise, debris, and radiation
Biological
Man, viruses, microbial agents, insects, rodents, animals and plants, among others
Psychosocial:
Cultural values, customs, beliefs, habits, attitudes, morals, religion, education, lifestyles, community life, health services, social and political organization .
In summary environment, is the natural surroundings or social conditions in which people live, the air water, and land .
Common environmental issue in our community
Agriculture
It is the oldest and widespread occupation of the people in our area; Molo- Kenya where majority of farmers does practice both the livestock and crop farming. Over the years, there have been notable changes in the pattern of farming; Manual farming has been replaced by ‘mechanized farming’ due to the advancement of different technologies. Ploughing is done by tractors in place of bulls, hand made jembes and tilling hoes.
Modern agricultural techniques have eventually changed into both ways. Some are favorable and some of these are unfavorable.
Some of the Negative impact to the Environment
The changes in the earlier form of agriculture have been brought by the following ways:
(i) Mechanical factors: Tractors, tube wells and agricultural equipments.
(ii) Chemical factors: Fertilizers, animal feeds, drugs and pesticides
The chemical factors have brought a revolution in the agriculture, as they express growth
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