Understanding Business
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780078023163
Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To discuss: Role of students in minimization of human effect on the environment.
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Everything which is present in surroundings, collectively termed as environment. It includes all living beings and natural forces. The overall conditions related to weather of a particular region is called climate.
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