Question

Write the factors affecting the environment.

Answer 1

1. The biotic and abiotic factors affect the environment. Among abiotic factors, the physical and chemical factors can alter the conditions of the environment.
2. Abiotic factors are either natural or man-made.
3. The various interrelationships between different living organisms can also affect environment.
4. The natural disasters such as earthquake, forest fires cyclones, cloud bursting, drought etc. change the environment.
5. The human activities such as deforestation, urbanisation, construction etc. cause permanent damage to the ecosystems. Due to man-made impact, there can be large scale changes in the environment.