What are the types of environments?

The different types of environments include forests, deserts, urban areas, polar areas, oceans, wetlands and grasslands. These environments can overlap, or they can be on opposite parts of the earth from each other.

An environment is composed of the animals, plants and other living organisms that make up a certain area. Environments are also referred to as ecosystems, and the two terms can be used interchangeably. Different environments have different soils, climates and water systems that make up the majority of the earth in that environment. The environment can be affected by the amount of daylight in the area. Environments of areas are constantly changing and can be greatly impacted by physical and chemical changes within the earth. For example, an urban environment is less likely to be affected by higher pollution than a forest environment is because an urban environment is accustomed to pollution.

There are two main categories that environments are divided into. The physical and biological environments are different because the physical environment focuses on the earth, the water and the atmosphere around the environment; a biological environment focuses around the living things that make up the environment. Environments that are physical as well as environmental can be drastically different while in the same proximity.