SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The word is derived from the french word environer, which means to surround, enclose or encircle. The environment can be defined as surroundings or conditions in which living organisms such as plants, animals, and humans live.
Detailed explanation-2: -The environment is derived from the french word ‘Environer/Environner’ meaning ‘Neighbourhood’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Verb. environner. (transitive) to surround, to encircle.
Detailed explanation-4: -It comes from the French word ‘Environ’ which means surrounding. The first recorded usage of the word was by Carlyle in 1827 and in 1956 it was used for the first time with the meaning we associate with it today.
Detailed explanation-5: -Adverb. environ. around. surrounding. about, roughly, approximately.