Social Science

People in the
Environment
The increasing of population and
their activities on the planet are
seriously affecting the plants and
animals of the world.
The damage can be controlled or
even reversed but most of the time
the damage is permanent.
 Biodiversity

Our planet is shared by 6.4 billion and

millions of species.
The wide variety of life on earth, as
shown by the species, is called
Biodiversity.
According to the UN estimates, there
will be 8.9 billion people on the planet.
Earth Day

April 22 is a day dedicated not just to

recognize the beauty and riches of the
earth but also to make the earth a healthier
and safer place to live.
 Pollution

The word ‘pollution’ originally is a Latin word

‘pollutionem’ means to make dirty.
Environmental pollution is a serious problem
of the industrialized societies because
people have converted the life supporting
systems of the entire living world into their
own resources.
 Environmental Pollution

Environmental pollution is defined as

the unfavorable alteration of our
surroundings, wholly as a by product of
man's activities through direct or
indirect efforts of changes in physical,
chemical and biological characteristics
of land, air or water that harmfully
effect human life.
 Radioactive Pollution

Radioactive pollution is related to all

major supporting systems like air,
water and soil.
Radioactivity is a phenomenon of
spontaneous emission of alpha, beta
and gamma rays as a result of
disintegration of atomic nuclei of some
elements.
 Soil and Land Degradation

The soil pollutants include pesticides,

fertilizers, industrial waste, salts, tin
iron, mercury,….Etc, which affect the
micro-organisms present in the soil.
In addition to this, pesticides enter in
human food chain either through
plants or through water which
accumulates as surface runoff.
 Deforestation

Deforestation is a threat to the economy,

quality of life and future of the environment.
The main causes of deforestation in India
are: explosion of human and livestock
population, increased requirement of timber
and fuel and grazing of agricultural land,
….Etc.
Fascinating Facts

Almost one-quarter of the earth’s

surface- some 33.7 million square
kilometers has been defined as
“DESERT” in some sense.
The desert fingers in many places
suffers high pressures from human
activities and include several of the
most threatened terrestrial eco-regions
of the world.
Thank You !