Natural
environment
,Natural environment
Air, water, plants, animals, insects, soil, mineral, fossil fuels and
organisms
Support system for all life
Destructive people produce large amounts of waste =
environment less able to cope
Quality of natural life affects a country (socially & economically)
• Eroded soil
• Polluted water
• Depletion of food supply
• Loss of health
• Lack of natural resources
• Mismanagement of natural resources affects wealth of country
,Economic Environment
, Economic Environment
• Individuals interact with economy by being producers &
consumers
• Expect goods & services they need
• Need financial resources to purchase goods & services
• To earn more money = be productive using skills & knowledge
to produce goods & services that they are able to sell in market
• Choices you make influence economy
Resources: (Human; Material; Environmental)
• Means by which you satisfy your needs & demands
• Some = tangible & visible = food, clothing, ect
• Some = intangible = knowledge, motivation, ect
Resource classifcaton About
Human Personal – knowledge, skills, attudes, motvaton, interest, energy
Material Concrete & tangible (money, facilites, food, clothes, communicaton)
Environmental Tangible (soil, water); intangible (air, sunshine); manufactured (roads)
environment
,Natural environment
Air, water, plants, animals, insects, soil, mineral, fossil fuels and
organisms
Support system for all life
Destructive people produce large amounts of waste =
environment less able to cope
Quality of natural life affects a country (socially & economically)
• Eroded soil
• Polluted water
• Depletion of food supply
• Loss of health
• Lack of natural resources
• Mismanagement of natural resources affects wealth of country
,Economic Environment
, Economic Environment
• Individuals interact with economy by being producers &
consumers
• Expect goods & services they need
• Need financial resources to purchase goods & services
• To earn more money = be productive using skills & knowledge
to produce goods & services that they are able to sell in market
• Choices you make influence economy
Resources: (Human; Material; Environmental)
• Means by which you satisfy your needs & demands
• Some = tangible & visible = food, clothing, ect
• Some = intangible = knowledge, motivation, ect
Resource classifcaton About
Human Personal – knowledge, skills, attudes, motvaton, interest, energy
Material Concrete & tangible (money, facilites, food, clothes, communicaton)
Environmental Tangible (soil, water); intangible (air, sunshine); manufactured (roads)
