1. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Learning objectives: to understand how environmental factors can impact on growth and development, including:
Housing conditions
Neighbourhoods
Communities
Pollution

2. HOW MIGHT POOR HOUSING CONDITIONS AFFECT
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT?
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

3. A poor neighbourhood can mean:-
Poor access to shops, cinemas, libraries etc
More crime and vandalism
Nothing to do
Noise and air pollution

4. Some NEIGHBOURHOODS can also mean more chance of being kept awake
at night by joy-riders, gangs, party-goers, etc.

5. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD?

6. Environment can also mean the wider area –
the neighbourhood or community
in which we live.

7. POLLUTION is a general term used to describe the
spoiling of our environment

8. CARBON MONOXIDE FROM CARS
IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR POLLUTING THE AIR

9. Access to Health and Welfare Services
Some people have
poor health and
well-being because
their access to services
is not as good as it
should be. Why are
some people unable to
access health or welfare services?