The environment is what is around something. They can be living or non-living beings. It includes physical, chemical and other natural forces. Living things live in their surroundings. They constantly interact with it and change in response to the conditions of their environment. In the environment there are interactions between animals, plants, soil, water and other living and non-living things. The word "environment" is used to talk about many things. People in different fields of knowledge (such as history, geography, or biology) use the word environment in a different way. The electromagnetic environment is radio waves and other electromagnetic radiations and magnetic fields. The galactic environment refers to the conditions between the stars.
In psychology and medicine a person's environment is the people, physical things, places, and events that the person lives with. The environment affects the growth and development of the person. It affects the behavior of the person. It affects the body, mind and heart of the person. In biology and ecology, the environment is all natural materials and living things, including sunlight. If those things are natural, it is a natural environment. Some people are called ecologists. They think we must protect the natural environment, to keep it safe. The things in the natural environment that we value are called natural resources. For example; Fish, sunlight and forests. These are renewable resources because they return naturally when we use them. Non-renewable resources are important things in the environment that are limited, for example, minerals and fossil fuels. Some things in the natural environment can kill people, like lightning.
The environment is defined as the total planetary inheritance and the totality of all resources. It includes all the biotic and abiotic factors that influence each other. While all living elements: animals, plants, etc. Are biotic elements, the abiotic elements include air, water, sunlight, etc. A study of the environment requires a study of the interrelation between these biotic and abiotic components of the environment.
The environment is the events and culture in which a person lived. A person's beliefs and actions depend on his environment. For example, Thomas Jefferson and Julius Caesar owned slaves. Modern people think it is bad to own slaves. But in the environments of Jefferson and Caesar slavery was normal. Therefore, their actions were not seen as evil in their societies.