UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL article
UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT

Human life can not be separated from its environment. Both the natural environment and social environment. We need to breathe air from the surrounding environment. We eat, drink, health, environment all require.

Understanding the environment is everything that is around humans that affect the development of human life, either directly or indirectly. Environment can be divided into biotic and abiotic environment. If you are in school, a neighborhood biotiknya school friends, teachers and employees of the father's mother, and all the people in the school, as well as various types of plants in the school garden and the animals around him. The abiotic environment such as air, tables and chairs, blackboards, school buildings, and a variety of inanimate objects that are around.

Often an environment consisting of a fellow human being referred to as the social environment. Social environment that has shaped the social system large role in shaping one's personality.

ENVIRONMENT

In particular, we often use the term environment to mention everything that affects the survival of all living creatures on earth.

As based on Law no. 23 In 1997, the environment is a unity and oneness with all things living things including human beings and their behavior that establish livelihoods and human well-being and other living beings.

Elements of the environment can be divided into three, namely:
• Elements of Conservation (biotic)
• Socio-Cultural Elements
Physical elements (abiotic) ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE

Based on the causes, forms of environmental damage can be divided into 2 types, namely:

1. Forms of Environmental Damage Due to Natural Events

Various forms of natural disasters that recently hit Indonesia has a lot of impact damage to the environment. The enormity of the tsunami that devastated the Terrace of Mecca and Nias, and 5 on the Richter scale earthquake that leveled the DIY and the surrounding region, is an example of a natural phenomenon that in an instant can change face shape earth.the moment other natural impact on environmental degradation, among others:

a. Volcanic eruptions

Volcanic eruptions occur due to magma activity in the bowels of the earth which cause intense pressure out through the mountaintop berapi.Bahaya caused by volcanic eruptions such as:
• Rain volcanic ash, causing respiratory problems.
• Hot Lava, destructive, and deadly anything that passed.
• Hot clouds, can turn living creatures that pass.
• Gas-containing toxins.
• Solid materials (rocks, gravel, sand), can override the housing, and others-lain.b. Earthquake
An earthquake is the vibration of the earth's crust that can be caused by several things, including activities of magma (volcanic activity), the soil down, and because the plate in the bottom of the ocean. Humans can measure how the intensity of the earthquake, but the man is utterly unable to predict when an earthquake.

Therefore, the danger posed by an earthquake more powerful than the volcanic eruption. At the time of the earthquake lasted several events occurred as a result, directly or indirectly, including:
• Many buildings collapsed.
• Land on surface of earth fissure, the road becomes broken.
• Landslides caused by shocks.
• There was a flood, due to damage to the embankment.
• An earthquake on the ocean floor can cause a tsunami (tidal wave). C. Hurricane
Hurricanes occur due to air flow from areas of high pressure toward areas of low pressure.

This air pressure difference occurs because the air temperature differences are striking. Hurricanes attacks for countries in the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean region is a common thing. For regional areas in California, Texas, up in Asia such as Korea and Taiwan, the danger of a catastrophic hurricane season. But for the new Indonesia felt in mid-2007. This suggests that climate change has occurred in Indonesia, which was caused by the global warming phenomenon.

Danger of hurricanes can be predicted through satellite photos that depict the state of the Earth's atmosphere, including the formation of hurricanes picture, direction, and speed. Attacks hurricanes (cyclones) can cause damage to the environment in the form of:
• Knock down the buildings.
• Damage to agricultural and plantation areas.
• Harm flight.
• Potential large waves that can sink long vehicle.2. Environmental damage due to Human Factors
Man as ruler of the earth's environment plays a major role in determining the sustainability of the environment. Human beings as creatures of God who understands the world is able to change the face of the pattern simple life forms to modern life as it is today.

But unfortunately, it is often what people do not offset with thinking about the future lives of the next generation. Much progress was achieved by humans a bad impact on environmental sustainability.

Some forms of environmental degradation due to human factors, among others:
• The occurrence of pollution (pollution of air, water, soil, and noise) as a result of the industrial area.
• The occurrence of floods, as a result of poor drainage or sewerage system and failure to maintain watersheds and the impact of forest destruction.
Landslides, as a direct result of human activity hutan.how much damage that may directly or indirectly have an impact on environmental degradation, among others:
• Illegal Logging (deforestation).
• Poaching.
• Damaging mangroves.
• Hoarding swamps for settlement.
• Disposal of litter.
• Building wild watersheds (DAS).
• Utilization of natural resources beyond the limits excessive