Environmental Studies: Definition, Scope, and Importance

Environmental Studies is a multidisciplinary academic field which deals with the issues that affect an ______.

The Terminology “Environment” is derived from a French word - 'environ’ which means ______.

It is defined as “the sum of total land, water and air their interrelationship with themselves and with all living beings including ______.

As the civilizations advances, Human beings have modified the natural ecosystems to villages, towns or ______.

To run our day to day activities we inevitably depend heavily on our environment such as air to breath, water to drink, food for energy to work, fodder for ______ etc.

Demand on food supply made them to explore more on natural resources and modify them ______.

With technological advancement, traditional practices in the agrarian society have changed way for high ______

Use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has become a common practice, thereby lands become a conditioned base for only selected ______

Industrial revolutions paved way to production of more and more chemicals such as fertilizers, plastics, and other synthetic products and byproducts which are expelled into the environment and lead to poor quality of air, water, and ______

The non-renewable resources are resources such as minerals and oils which will exhaust from the earth’s crust in the future if extracted ______

The over-usage of forest cover leads to its destruction directly or indirectly affecting the water table and the local ______

The ecosystem can manage the waste up to a certain level beyond which it accumulates and leads to unfavorable conditions that lead to ______