Identify the two major elements of environment that affect communication, and discuss the various types of each

What will be an ideal response?

Answer:
Personal space—the space around your body that you perceive as yours.
intimate—contact to 18 inches and used with close friends, family, and romantic partners
personal—18 inches to 4 feet and used with more casual friends, familiar coworkers, and relatives
social—4 feet to 12 feet and used to make contact with people in public places, acquaintances, distant coworkers, employers, an customers/clients
public—12 feet to beyond and used to interact in a very formal situation for maximum visibility, exposure, and safety

Territory—the space and objects that we permanently or temporarily claim as our own.
primary—space or objects claimed for your primary or sole use
secondary—space and objects not central to your life or necessarily owned by you but associated with you
public—space and objects available for temporary possession but open to anyone