environment

everything that is
around you
How we affect the environment
 How people affect the
Earth
The Earth is home to more than
seven billion people.
It is also home to billions of animals
and plants.
People and animals need clean air and
water.
• All of us need to use energy.
• We also make a lot of waste.
• People affect the Earth in both good and
bad ways.
 pollution
something in
nature that has
been made dirty
litter

trash that is put in

the wrong place
• Cutting trees
• Throwing litter on land and into water
• Burning fuels, woods, plastics, and
other materials.
Oil spill
• If an oil tanker sinks,
the oil spills into the
ocean.
• This can kill thousands
of sea creatures and
sea birds.
• This is called a man-
made disaster.
 landfill

a large hole in the ground that is filled

with trash and covered with dirt
 noise

a sound that is loud, harsh, or unpleasant

 ozone

a gas in the air

Natural disasters
• An earthquake can kill
animals and plants. It is an
example of a natural
disaster.

• Volcano eruption
• Tsunami
• Floods
Earthquake
 Wonderful water
• Most of the water on Earth is salty.
• We cannot drink salty water.
• We need clean fresh water to drink.
• Animals and plants also need clean and fresh
water to drink.
• Sea water – 95.5%
Some people do not have enough
water to drink.
People and animals need clean air and
water.
• People and animals make
waste which pollutes the
river water.
• The animals and plants in
the river die and the
water is not safe to drink.
• People who drink
polluted water, or eat the
fish from polluted water,
can be sick or can die.
Make list of human activities that
affect the environment
 Make list of human activities that
affect the environment
Human activities
• There are no human • Littering
activities that do not affect • Cutting trees
the environment. • Burning
• Some can be good. • Landfill sides
• But many are harmful for
• Digging
the environment.
• Oil spilling
River system
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