104 Examples of the Environment

John Spacey, updated on May 09, 2023

The environment refers to all living and non-living things that exist on Earth. This includes the natural environment that would exist without humans. Human made things and waste products have also become part of the environment and these have greatly transformed the planet causing a number of environmental problems. The following are common examples of the environment.

Algae	Amphibians
Animals	Aquatic plants
Aquifers	Arachnids
Archipelagos	Arctic tundra
Atmosphere	Atolls
Bacteria	Bays
Beaches	Biosphere – living environments of Earth
Birds	Bridges
Buildings	Cacti
Canals	Canyons
Carnivores	Caves
Cities	Cliffs
Climate	Coastal infrastructure
Conifers	Coral reefs
Crustaceans	Dams and reservoirs
Deserts	Estuaries
Farmland	Fish
Flowering plants	Forests
Fungi	Gardens
Glaciers	Grasses
Grasslands	Gulfs
Harbors	Herbivores
Hot springs	Hydrosphere – the Earth’s water
Hydrothermal vents	Icebergs
Insects	Islands
Jungles	Kelp forests
Lakes	Landfills
Landscaped environments	Lichens
Lithosphere – the Earth’s land	Mammals
Mangroves	Marshes
Mines and quarries	Mollusks
Mosses	Mountains
National parks	Oceans
Omnivores	Parasites
Parks	Plants
Ponds	Protists
Rainforests	Reptiles
Reservoirs	Rivers
Roads	Rodents
Sand dunes	Savannas
Seagrass	Seas
Shrublands	Shrubs
Springs	Streams
Suburban areas	Swamps
Towns	Transportation infrastructure
Trees	Tundra
Underwater caves	Underwater environment
Underwater mountains	Underwater volcanoes
Urban areas	Viruses
Volcanoes	Waterfalls
Weather	Wetlands
Wildlife reserves	Worms

The environment can be viewed at multiple levels. At the top level are the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, climate and ocean currents.