Environment: Functions and Threats

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Environment: Functions and Threats: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Carrying Capacity of Environment, Functions of the Environment, Global Warming and Ozone Depletion etc.

Important Questions on Environment: Functions and Threats

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Write short notes on: (i) Global Warming; (ii) Ozone Depletion.

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What is meant by environment? Briefly discuss its various functions?

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What do you mean by global warming? Why does it occur? How can it adversely affect the earth?

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Discuss the various reasons for environmental crisis?

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State and discuss any two environmental concerns faced by India in the present times?

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Discuss in brief, the meaning of ozone depletion?

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Define Absorptive Capacity of the Environment?

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State the two major environmental issues that the world is facing today?

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How has the supply-demand relationship led to degradation of environment?

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Why have some resources become extinct?

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What has led to depletion of ozone layer?

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What do you mean by ozone depletion?

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How the opportunity costs of negative environmental impact are high?

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Define Carrying Capacity of Environment?

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Give the meaning of renewable resources?

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What do you mean by non-renewable resources?

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What is included under abiotic elements?

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What do you mean by biotic elements?