Natural environment

Natural environment

Natural environment (/ˈnætʃərəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/) refers to all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning not significantly altered or manipulated by human beings. The term is most often applied to the Earth or parts of Earth.

Etymology

The term "natural environment" is derived from the Old French nature and is a conceptual combination of two words: "natural" (from Latin natura) and "environment" (from Old French environner).

Related Terms

• Ecosystem: An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system.
• Biodiversity: Biodiversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is typically a measure of variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level.
• Conservation: Conservation is the practice of caring for these resources so all living things can benefit from them now and in the future.
• Sustainability: Sustainability is the ability to exist constantly. In the 21st century, it refers generally to the capacity for the biosphere and human civilization to coexist.
• Climate Change: Climate change includes both the global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.

See Also

• Environmental Science
• Ecology
• Geography
• Meteorology

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Natural environment
• Wikipedia's article - Natural environment

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