Starter -Match the following with the correct

meanings.
• 1.Pollution • refers to all the materials available
in our environment which help us
to satisfy our needs and wants.
• 2.Resource • means anything that surround us.
• is a way of improving peoples
• 3.Environment standard of living and quality of life
without wasting resources or
harming the environment.
• 4.Sustainable development • is the introduction of contaminants
into the natural environment
What is environment and why is it important to protect it?

• The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant

lives or operates.

• Environment plays an important role in healthy living and the

existence of life on planet earth. Earth is a home for different living
species and we all are dependent on the environment for food, air,
water, and other needs. Therefore, it is important for every individual
to save and protect our environment.
What is a resources? Can you think of any three
Human and natural resources?

• Refers to all the materials available in our environment which help us

to satisfy our needs and wants.

• Human resources refers to individuals and people who are capable

and educated to do the work.
• Natural resources are those that come from the nature, such as water,
sunlight, oil, minerals, plants and their extracts, and so on.
What will happen if people use resources unwisely?

• Over consumption of natural resources results in environmental

degradation, reducing the effectiveness of essential ecosystem
services, such as the mitigation of floods and landslides.
• This leads to increased risk from disasters, and in turn, natural hazards
can further degrade the environment.

• Natural resources are those that come from the nature, such as water,
sunlight, oil, minerals, plants and their extracts, and so on.
Environment- The
surroundings or
conditions in which
a person, animal, or
plant lives or
operates.
"Sustainable development
is development that meets
the needs of the present,
without compromising the
ability of future
generations to meet their
own needs."