What is Environment?
{{otheruses}} '''Environment''' means what surrounds us. It may be living or non-living things. It includes [[physical]], [[chemical]] and other natural forces. Living things live in their environment. They constantly interact with it and adapt themselves to conditions in their environment. In the environment there are different interactions between [[animal]]s, [[plant]]s, [[soil]], [[water]], and other living and non-living things. The word ''environment'' is used to talk about many things. For example, [[Tree|trees]], [[River|rivers]], and [[Ocean|oceans]] are a part of the environment. [[People]] in different fields of knowledge use the word environment differently. Electromagnetic environment is [[radio wave]]s and other [[electromagnetic radiation]] and [[magnetic]] [[field (physics)|fields]]. The environment of a [[galaxy]] may mean the [[interstellar medium]], or it may mean other nearby galaxies. In [[psychology]] and [[medicine]], a person's environment is the people, physical things and places that the person lives with. The environment affects the growth and development of the person. It may affect the person's body and [[mind]]. The conditions of living organisms in an environment are affected by the weather and climate changes in the environment. They are also greatly affected by other living things. ==Natural environment== {{main|Natural environment}} In [[biology]] and [[ecology]], the environment is all of the natural materials and living things, if those things are natural, it is a natural environment. Environment includes the living and non-living things that an organism interacts with, or that have an effect on it. Living elements that an organism interacts with are known as biotic elements: animals, plants, etc. Abiotic elements are non-living things which include air, water, sunlight etc. Studying the environment means studying the relationships among these various things. An example of interactions between non-living and living things is plants getting their minerals from the soil an