Ukhukuliseko yinkqubo yendalo apho ilitye, umhlaba, okanye ezinye iimathiriyeli ngokuthe ngcembe zigugile ziimeko ezahlukeneyo zokusingqongileyo, njengamanzi, umoya, umkhenkce, kunye nomxhuzulane. Ukhukuliseko yinkqubo ecothayo neqhubekayo enokubangela utshintsho olubalulekileyo kumphezulu woMhlaba ngokuhamba kwexesha.
Iiarhente eziphambili zokhukuliseko ngamanzi, umoya, kunye nomkhenkce. Ukhukuliseko lwamanzi lwenzeka xa imvula imvula, imilambo, okanye amaza olwandle ahlamba umhlaba kunye nentlenga ukusuka kwenye indawo ukuya kwenye. Ukhukuliseko lomoya lwenzeka xa imimoya enamandla ithatha intlenga, okukhokelela ekwenziweni kweendunduma zesanti kunye nezinye iimpawu eziqingqwe ngumoya. Ukhukuliseko lomkhenkce lwenzeka xa amashidi omkhenkce kunye nomkhenkce zihamba phezu komhlaba, ukukrola iintlambo nokubumba imbonakalo-mhlaba.
Ukhukuliseko lunokuba neziphumo ezihle nezibi kokusingqongileyo. Kwicala elihle, ukhukuliseko lunokudala imbonakalo-mhlaba emitsha, njengemiwonyo kunye neentlambo zemilambo, kwaye inokunceda ekusasazeni umhlaba ochumileyo kwiindawo ezintsha. Kwicala elibi, ukhukuliseko lunokubangela umonakalo kwizakhiwo ezenziwe ngabantu, ezifana nezakhiwo kunye neebhulorho, kwaye kunokukhokelela ekulahlekeni komhlaba ochumileyo, ezinokuba neempembelelo ezibalulekileyo kwezolimo nemveliso yokutya.
Imisebenzi yabantu, njengokugawulwa kwamahlathi, ukwakhiwa, kunye nemigodi, lunokuba negalelo kukhukuliseko ngokususa uhlaza oluzinzisa umhlaba kunye nokwandisa umhlaba ovelileyo osengozini yokukhukuliseka.. Ukhukuliseko olugqithisileyo lunokubangela iingxaki ezinzulu zokusingqongileyo, njengokuthotywa komhlaba, ukuba yintlango, kunye nongcoliseko lwamanzi.
Kuko konke, ukhukuliseko yinkqubo yendalo edlala indima ebalulekileyo ekubumbeni umphezulu woMhlaba, kodwa inokuba yingxaki ebalulekileyo yokusingqongileyo xa isenzeka ngesantya esigqithisileyo ngenxa yemisebenzi yabantu okanye ezinye izinto.