CLASSIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENT
The term Environment can be broadly defined as one’s surroundings. To be more specific
we can say that it is the physical and biological habitat that surrounds us, which can be feltby our physical faculties (seen, heard, touched, smelled and tasted.)
The two major classifications of environment are :
(A) Physical Environment: External physical factors like Air, Water, and Land etc. This
is also called the Abiotic Environment.
(B) Living Environment: All living organisms around us viz. plants, animals, and
microorganisms. This is also called the Biotic Environment.
Earth’s environment can be further subdivided into the following four segments:
(1) Lithosphere
(2) Hydrosphere
(3) Atmosphere
(4) Biosphere.