Purpose Of Environment Essay

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

‘Environment’- A word which has been a part of my life for very long. When I was a kid, the word ‘Environment’ invoked an image of a green tree or a beautiful green landscape in my mind. But, as I grew older, I realized the cruel reality, a true picture behind this beautiful word- Environment.

When the human race was born, there was only environment to support it. Environment provided man with food, shelter, clothes – all the basic needs. But as the man became advance, in social and technological terms, they not only ignored environment, but started to kill it. It’s just like forgetting your mother after you’re born. Earth and the Environment just became the source of crude natural resources to the man. I don’t criticize industrial and urban development, but I also don’t support them. We won’t last a day without water and oxygen; also, we can’t live without technology. This brings in the need of Sustainable Development, something which exists only in theoretical terms, not in practice, especially in all the developing and underdeveloped countries. My first actual

I enjoyed exploring the facts about the physical environment and how it affects human activities and their existence. My particular interest was in Environmental Geography, Spatial Dimensions of Development, Geography of Natural Resources and I also loved studying papers such as Climatology, Geomorphology, Economic Geography, Urban and Settlement Geography. It fascinated me how tools such as Remote Sensing and GIS, Thematic Mapping and Statistics makes the analysis of Physical and Human Environment more convenient. I readily participated in various activities and events organized in my college. I am among the top 5% students in my class. I must say – “I simply love Geography and the Environment