environment Synonyms

surroundings ecosystem context scene natural world conditions terrain situation ecology environs milieu landscape locale biosphere setting surround background surrounding habitat circumstances climate atmosphere whereabouts backdrop venue backcloth environmental universe atmospherics ambience encirclement National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration entourage upbringing NOAA world ambiance biota biome ecologic surrounding area political environment learning environment flora and fauna natural surroundings environmental conditions ozone layer wildlife borderland natural history