Employability Skills
Unit 5 – Green Skills
Introduction
What is Environment?
Environment is sum total to all living and non living elements and their effects
that influence human life.
Or
Environment is that which surrounds us.
It can include both living and non-living things, such as plant, animals, water,
air, sunlight, climate etc.
School Environment - It includes class rooms, corridors, labs, library,
playground, wash rooms, students and teachers etc.
Market Environment – Office buildings, ships, roads, peoples etc.
Society and Environment
A group of people living together forms a society.
All the people living in different villages, cities, states and countries are a
part of the society.
The people living in a society interact with the environment and change it
as the same time.
Increase in population and economic growth, the people’s interference
with nature has also increased.
Natural Resources
Natural resources are the resources that are available freely in nature such as
water, land, soil, rocks, forests, animals, fossil fuels and minerals which is used
by humans for its welfare. .
Natural resources can be consumed directly or indirectly.
Note:- Natural resource can be in solid, liquid or gas form. They can be
organic, inorganic, metallic and non-metallic.
Artificial Resources
Resources developed by human during the growth of civilisation are called
artificial resources.
For example – electricity, plastics, computers etc.
Different forms of natural resources are
Land Resources
Forest Resource
Water Resource
Mineral Resources
Food Resources
Energy Resources
Natural resources fall under two main categories
Inexhaustible Natural Resources
The natural resources cannot be exhausted by human consumption are called
inexhaustible natural resources. Example – solar radiation, wind, water and
tides.
Exhaustible Natural Resources
The natural resources that are available in limited quantities and may get
exhausted due to its continuous usage are called exhaustible natural resources.
Example – Coal and Petroleum.
Natural resources can be renewable or non-renewable.
Renewable – water, sun, wind, biomass, soil and forest.
Non-Renewable – Fossil fuels like coal and petroleum, LPG, Natural Gas,
Nuclear Energy, Minerals.
The human activities that cause damage to the environment are
Overexploitation Overpopulation
Mining Pollution
Deforestation Natural causes like earthquakes,
storms, floods etc.
Pollution
The presence of harmful or unwanted substances into the environment, such as
air, water, or soil, which can cause harm to living organisms including humans.
Pollution refers to the introduction or presence of substances or contaminants
into the natural environment that cause adverse effects on the environment,
living organisms, and human health. These substances can be in the form of
chemicals, gases, noise, light, or other pollutants. Pollution is a significant
global issue and can manifest in various forms:
Air Pollution Noise Pollution
Water Pollution Plastic Pollution
Soil Pollution
Climate Change
Climate Change means the long-term changes in Earth's weather patterns and
temperatures. Over many years, the Earth's climate can gradually warm up or
cool down. Right now, it's getting warmer, mainly because of human activities
like burning fossil fuels (like oil, gas, and coal) and cutting down forests. This
extra heat in the atmosphere is causing problems like melting ice, rising sea
levels, and more extreme weather events such as storms and heatwaves. It's
important to address climate change by reducing the things that make the Earth
hotter and by finding cleaner ways to power our lives.
The Green House Effect
What is Greenhouse?
A greenhouse is a structure made primarily of transparent materials (such as
glass or plastic) designed to trap heat from the sun and create a warm
environment inside. This trapped heat allows plants to grow in a controlled and
optimal climate even when the outside temperature is colder.
Green House Effect
Several gases are present in the earth’s atmosphere which prevent the heat that
enters the atmosphere from moving out of it. This keeps the earth warm. When
the amount of these gases increase in the atmosphere, the temperature of the
earth rises. This is called greenhouse effect.
The gases that cause greenhouse effect are called greenhouse gases, for
example carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4).
Global Warming
Global warming refers to the long-term increase in Earth's average surface
temperature due to human activities, particularly the emission of greenhouse
gases like carbon dioxide and methane.
Effects of Global Warming and Greenhouse Effect
Increase in the average temperature of the earth.
Submerging of islands and coastal areas.
Extreme weather conditions.
Increase in disease.
Ozone layer depletion.
Natural Disaster like floods, droughts, earthquakes and landslides.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reducing – Use less things.
Reusing – (use things for a longer time)
Recycling – Using things in a new way or different way.
Save Paper - Save Tress
Reduce Reuse Recycle
Do not leave too much Write on the other side of Recycle used paper.
space while writing on a the printed paper.
paper.
Use both sides of the Give your old books to Prefer using recycled
paper for writing someone who can use paper. You can also
them. recycle the paper at
home.
