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Name: Bin Haydar, Nasser

Dr. Alana

English 1020

11-10-2015

Environment

The environment is the surrounding of the places where people or animals inhabit and it may be different for humans and other animals. Sea animals, for example, have water and everything inside the water as their most important environment. For humans, the atmosphere, plants, and other animals that surround the places they live. It is both the living and non-living things that influence life in one way or another. The environment supports the life of humans and improves their well-being but has encountered degradation that may interfere with plant and animal life.

The environment is important to humans in several ways and influences their life every day. It provides the essential life components such as air, food, water, and a place to live (Jones 2). These are essential for the life of humans, animals, and plants in the environment. Despite the different components, every animal or plant has a specific environment that ensures its survival. The specific environment for wild animals is the wilderness, but this also differs because some animals and plants survive better on arid lands while others can only grow and progress in colder environments. For fish and other aquatic animals, their specific environment is water, and this also differs because some of them are fresh-water aquatic animals while others are salty-water aquatic animals. The environment provides trees that provide shade for humans and animals and other vegetation that help in the making the soil compact and fertile. The fertile soil is necessary for agricultural activities that sustain the lives of domestic animals and humans. A good soil structure is also important for the lives of burrowing animals. The vegetation also helps in stabilizing the air by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen that humans breathe. Some of them also directly provide food such as leaves and fruits for humans. Some wild animals provide food for the people living in remote communities where they are abundant. The environment provides a suitable environment for living based on the needs of a community. There are communities living next to lakes and oceans because of the availability of food and water from the water bodies. Other communities live in areas with pastoral land and others still live in forested areas. The environment also encompasses topography that determines where people build housing structures and other forms of infrastructure. For example, most people will build houses on relatively flat areas as compared to slopes.

Besides the provision of food and shelter, the environment also influences the health of humans, education, and their well-being. There are various pharmaceuticals derived from animals and plants (Coussens and Kathi 12). These pharmaceuticals help in treating various diseases that affect humans all over the world. Medical research centers have planted some of the important plants and also campaign for the preservation of naturally growing plant materials that help in the manufacture of drugs. Traditionally, some communities had specific plants that they would chew or whose roots they would use to treat different ailments. There are different wild and domestic animals that humans still love to see. Most families own different pets that help to calm them during distressing periods or that reminds them of the people they love. They form a bond with their pets, and this improves their feelings when around the pets. Annually, millions of people visit national parks to see animals or visit zoos to attend various sporting events. Animals make over ninety percent of the characters used in preschool to help children in counting and language acquisition (Coussens and Kathi 12). Preschool children can easily relate to them because most of them see the animals frequently in their neighborhoods. Flowers and plants in theme parks, golf courses, restaurants, and historical sites also help in improving the well-being of humans (Coussens and Kathi 12). It is common to hear people go for nature walks when they need to calm down or think about different things in their lives.

Despite the advantages that the environment has to humans, it encounters different problems from pollution created by the humans. These problems subsequently limit the development of humans by creating different physical and biological problems. One of the main forms of pollution is air pollution that has received worldwide attention in the recent past and still does. There is an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases that emanate from human activities in the atmosphere (Hill 1). Air pollution results from different activities such as industrialization and driving cars that give off dangerous exhaust gases. Industries require fuel for various activities, and the combustion of the fuels emits gases that are harmful to the environment. Inasmuch as some industries have measures to lower the dangerous effects of the gases, most of them do not have such interventions and emit gases that negatively affect the environment. Burning of non-biodegradable materials such as tires and plastic materials also lead to the emission of harmful gases to the environment that limit the availability of oxygen. The increase in greenhouse gases has resulted in climate change due to the increase in atmospheric temperatures. Air pollution also results in increases in asthma attacks and other respiratory diseases (Colls and Tiwary 355). These subsequently lead to increased expenses on medical services both on families and the government.

The environment has enabled the survival of humans since their existence and is expected to help in sustaining future generations. It is the foundation of life and provides a platform for humans to do different things. However, it is important for humans to take correct measures to prevent pollution and environmental degradation. This will improve the benefits that humans derive from the environment.

Works Cited

Colls, Jeremy and Tiwary, Abishek. Air Pollution: Measurement, Modelling and Mitigation, Third Edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2009.

Coussens, Christine, and Kathi Hanna. Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: A New Vision of Environmental Health for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2001.

Hill, Maquita. Understanding Environmental Pollution. England: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Jones, Gareth. People and Environment: A Global Approach. New York, NY: Routledge, 2014.