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	[[File:Hopetoun falls.~~jptdv vn ccg~~\|thumb\|right\|[[Land management]] has preserved the natural characteristics of [[Hopetoun Falls]], [[Australia]] while allowing ample access for ~~vigggch~~		[[File:Hopetoun falls.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Land management]] has preserved the natural characteristics of [[Hopetoun Falls]], [[Australia]] while allowing ample access for visitors.]]
	[[File:Sahara satellite hires.jpg\|thumb\|An image of the [[Sahara\|Sahara Desert]] from satellite. It is the world's largest hot desert and third-largest desert after the [[polar desert]]s.]]		[[File:Sahara satellite hires.jpg\|thumb\|An image of the [[Sahara\|Sahara Desert]] from satellite. It is the world's largest hot desert and third-largest desert after the [[polar desert]]s.]]

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	[[File:Hopetoun falls.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|right\|[[Land management]] has preserved the natural characteristics of [[Hopetoun Falls]], [[Australia]] while allowing ample access for ~~visitors.]]~~		[[File:Hopetoun falls.jptdv vn ccg\|thumb\|right\|[[Land management]] has preserved the natural characteristics of [[Hopetoun Falls]], [[Australia]] while allowing ample access for vigggch
	[[File:Sahara satellite hires.jpg\|thumb\|An image of the [[Sahara\|Sahara Desert]] from satellite. It is the world's largest hot desert and third-largest desert after the [[polar desert]]s.]]		[[File:Sahara satellite hires.jpg\|thumb\|An image of the [[Sahara\|Sahara Desert]] from satellite. It is the world's largest hot desert and third-largest desert after the [[polar desert]]s.]]

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	In contrast to the natural environment is the [[built environment]]. Built environments are where humans have fundamentally transformed landscapes such as urban settings and agricultural [[land development\|land conversion]], the natural environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud [[hut]] or a [[photovoltaic system]] in the [[desert]], the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide a better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence [[beaver dam]]s and the works of [[mound-building termites]] are thought of as natural.		In contrast to the natural environment is the [[built environment]]. Built environments are where humans have fundamentally transformed landscapes such as urban settings and agricultural [[land development\|land conversion]], the natural environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud [[hut]] or a [[photovoltaic system]] in the [[desert]], the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide a better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence [[beaver dam]]s and the works of [[mound-building termites]] are thought of as natural.

	People cannot find ''absolutely natural'' environments on Earth, ~~and~~ naturalness usually varies in a continuum, from 100% natural in one extreme to 0% natural in the other. The massive environmental changes of humanity in the [[Anthropocene]] have fundamentally effected all natural environments including: [[climate change]], [[biodiversity loss]] and pollution from [[Plastic pollution\|plastic]] and [[Pollution\|other chemicals]] in the [[Air pollution\|air]] and [[Water pollution\|water]]. More precisely, we can consider the different aspects or components of an environment, and see that their degree of naturalness is not uniform.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Donald \|last=Symons \|title=The Evolution of Human Sexuality \|page=[https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 31] \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|year=1979 \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-502535-0 \|url=https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 }}</ref> If, for instance, in an agricultural field, the [[mineralogy\|mineralogic composition]] and the [[soil structure\|structure]] of its soil are similar to those of an undisturbed forest soil, but the structure is quite different.		People cannot find ''absolutely natural'' environments on Earth,naturalness usually varies in a continuum, from 100% natural in one extreme to 0% natural in the other. The massive environmental changes of humanity in the [[Anthropocene]] have fundamentally effected all natural environments including: [[climate change]], [[biodiversity loss]] and pollution from [[Plastic pollution\|plastic]] and [[Pollution\|other chemicals]] in the [[Air pollution\|air]] and [[Water pollution\|water]]. More precisely, we can consider the different aspects or components of an environment, and see that their degree of naturalness is not uniform.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Donald \|last=Symons \|title=The Evolution of Human Sexuality \|page=[https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 31] \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|year=1979 \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-502535-0 \|url=https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 }}</ref> If, for instance, in an agricultural field, the [[mineralogy\|mineralogic composition]] and the [[soil structure\|structure]] of its soil are similar to those of an undisturbed forest soil, but the structure is quite different.

	== Composition ==		== Composition ==

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	* [[Sustainable agriculture]]		* [[Sustainable agriculture]]
	* [[Timeline of environmental history]]		* [[Timeline of environmental history]]
	* [[Islamic environmentalism]]
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	Earth science generally recognizes four spheres, the [[lithosphere]], the [[hydrosphere]], the [[atmosphere]] and the [[biosphere]]<ref name="wheeling">		Earth science generally recognizes four spheres, the [[lithosphere]], the [[hydrosphere]], the [[atmosphere]] and the [[biosphere]]<ref name="wheeling">
	[http://www2.cet.edu/ete/hilk4/intro/spheres.html Earth's Spheres] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831022404/http://www2.cet.edu/ete/hilk4/intro/spheres.html \|date=2007-08-31 }}. Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future. Retrieved November 11, 2007.</ref> as correspondent to [[Rock (geology)\|rocks]], [[water]], [[air]] and [[life]] respectively. Some scientists include as part of the spheres of the Earth, the [[cryosphere]] (corresponding to [[ice]]) as a distinct portion of the hydrosphere, as well as the [[pedosphere]] (to [[soil]]) as an active and intermixed sphere. [[Earth science]] (also known as geoscience, the geographical sciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the [[science]]s related to the planet [[Earth (planet)\|Earth]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://geology.buzz/threads/what-is-earth-science.4/ \|title=What is Earth Science? {{!}} Geology Buzz \|access-date=2021-12-24 \|archive-date=2021-12-24 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224172832/https://geology.buzz/threads/what-is-earth-science.4/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> There are four major [[discipline]]s in earth sciences, namely [[geography]], [[geology]], [[geophysics]] and [[geodesy]]. These major disciplines use [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[biology]], [[chronology]] and [[mathematics]] to build a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the principal areas or ''[[Outline of Earth sciences#Earth's spheres\|spheres]]'' of Earth.~~hey they also have source that comes to carbon dioxcite and they compost~~		[http://www2.cet.edu/ete/hilk4/intro/spheres.html Earth's Spheres] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831022404/http://www2.cet.edu/ete/hilk4/intro/spheres.html \|date=2007-08-31 }}. Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future. Retrieved November 11, 2007.</ref> as correspondent to [[Rock (geology)\|rocks]], [[water]], [[air]] and [[life]] respectively. Some scientists include as part of the spheres of the Earth, the [[cryosphere]] (corresponding to [[ice]]) as a distinct portion of the hydrosphere, as well as the [[pedosphere]] (to [[soil]]) as an active and intermixed sphere. [[Earth science]] (also known as geoscience, the geographical sciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the [[science]]s related to the planet [[Earth (planet)\|Earth]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://geology.buzz/threads/what-is-earth-science.4/ \|title=What is Earth Science? {{!}} Geology Buzz \|access-date=2021-12-24 \|archive-date=2021-12-24 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224172832/https://geology.buzz/threads/what-is-earth-science.4/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> There are four major [[discipline]]s in earth sciences, namely [[geography]], [[geology]], [[geophysics]] and [[geodesy]]. These major disciplines use [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[biology]], [[chronology]] and [[mathematics]] to build a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the principal areas or ''[[Outline of Earth sciences#Earth's spheres\|spheres]]'' of Earth.

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	==Geological activity==		==Geological activity==

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	Earth science generally recognizes four spheres, the [[lithosphere]], the [[hydrosphere]], the [[atmosphere]] and the [[biosphere]]<ref name="wheeling">		Earth science generally recognizes four spheres, the [[lithosphere]], the [[hydrosphere]], the [[atmosphere]] and the [[biosphere]]<ref name="wheeling">
	[http://www2.cet.edu/ete/hilk4/intro/spheres.html Earth's Spheres] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831022404/http://www2.cet.edu/ete/hilk4/intro/spheres.html \|date=2007-08-31 }}. Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future. Retrieved November 11, 2007.</ref> as correspondent to [[Rock (geology)\|rocks]], [[water]], [[air]] and [[life]] respectively. Some scientists include as part of the spheres of the Earth, the [[cryosphere]] (corresponding to [[ice]]) as a distinct portion of the hydrosphere, as well as the [[pedosphere]] (to [[soil]]) as an active and intermixed sphere. [[Earth science]] (also known as geoscience, the geographical sciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the [[science]]s related to the planet [[Earth (planet)\|Earth]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://geology.buzz/threads/what-is-earth-science.4/ \|title=What is Earth Science? {{!}} Geology Buzz \|access-date=2021-12-24 \|archive-date=2021-12-24 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224172832/https://geology.buzz/threads/what-is-earth-science.4/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> There are four major [[discipline]]s in earth sciences, namely [[geography]], [[geology]], [[geophysics]] and [[geodesy]]. These major disciplines use [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[biology]], [[chronology]] and [[mathematics]] to build a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the principal areas or ''[[Outline of Earth sciences#Earth's spheres\|spheres]]'' of Earth.		[http://www2.cet.edu/ete/hilk4/intro/spheres.html Earth's Spheres] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831022404/http://www2.cet.edu/ete/hilk4/intro/spheres.html \|date=2007-08-31 }}. Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future. Retrieved November 11, 2007.</ref> as correspondent to [[Rock (geology)\|rocks]], [[water]], [[air]] and [[life]] respectively. Some scientists include as part of the spheres of the Earth, the [[cryosphere]] (corresponding to [[ice]]) as a distinct portion of the hydrosphere, as well as the [[pedosphere]] (to [[soil]]) as an active and intermixed sphere. [[Earth science]] (also known as geoscience, the geographical sciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the [[science]]s related to the planet [[Earth (planet)\|Earth]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://geology.buzz/threads/what-is-earth-science.4/ \|title=What is Earth Science? {{!}} Geology Buzz \|access-date=2021-12-24 \|archive-date=2021-12-24 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224172832/https://geology.buzz/threads/what-is-earth-science.4/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> There are four major [[discipline]]s in earth sciences, namely [[geography]], [[geology]], [[geophysics]] and [[geodesy]]. These major disciplines use [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[biology]], [[chronology]] and [[mathematics]] to build a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the principal areas or ''[[Outline of Earth sciences#Earth's spheres\|spheres]]'' of Earth.hey they also have source that comes to carbon dioxcite and they compost

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	* Universal [[natural resource]]s and [[phenomenon\|physical phenomena]] that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water and climate, as well as [[energy]], [[radiation]], [[electric charge]] and [[magnetism]], not originating from civilized human actions.		* Universal [[natural resource]]s and [[phenomenon\|physical phenomena]] that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water and climate, as well as [[energy]], [[radiation]], [[electric charge]] and [[magnetism]], not originating from civilized human actions.

	In contrast to the natural environment is the [[built environment]]. Built environments are where humans have fundamentally transformed landscapes such as urban settings and agricultural [[land development\|land conversion]], the natural environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud [[hut]] or a [[photovoltaic system]] in the [[desert]], the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence [[beaver dam]]s and the works of [[mound-building termites]] are thought of as natural.		In contrast to the natural environment is the [[built environment]]. Built environments are where humans have fundamentally transformed landscapes such as urban settings and agricultural [[land development\|land conversion]], the natural environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud [[hut]] or a [[photovoltaic system]] in the [[desert]], the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide a better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence [[beaver dam]]s and the works of [[mound-building termites]] are thought of as natural.

	People cannot find ''absolutely natural'' environments on Earth, and naturalness usually varies in a continuum, from 100% natural in one extreme to 0% natural in the other. The massive environmental changes of humanity in the [[Anthropocene]] have fundamentally effected all natural environments including: [[climate change]], [[biodiversity loss]] and pollution from [[Plastic pollution\|plastic]] and [[Pollution\|other chemicals]] in the [[Air pollution\|air]] and [[Water pollution\|water]]. More precisely, we can consider the different aspects or components of an environment, and see that their degree of naturalness is not uniform.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Donald \|last=Symons \|title=The Evolution of Human Sexuality \|page=[https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 31] \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|year=1979 \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-502535-0 \|url=https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 }}</ref> If, for instance, in an agricultural field, the [[mineralogy\|mineralogic composition]] and the [[soil structure\|structure]] of its soil are similar to those of an undisturbed forest soil, but the structure is quite different.		People cannot find ''absolutely natural'' environments on Earth, and naturalness usually varies in a continuum, from 100% natural in one extreme to 0% natural in the other. The massive environmental changes of humanity in the [[Anthropocene]] have fundamentally effected all natural environments including: [[climate change]], [[biodiversity loss]] and pollution from [[Plastic pollution\|plastic]] and [[Pollution\|other chemicals]] in the [[Air pollution\|air]] and [[Water pollution\|water]]. More precisely, we can consider the different aspects or components of an environment, and see that their degree of naturalness is not uniform.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Donald \|last=Symons \|title=The Evolution of Human Sexuality \|page=[https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 31] \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|year=1979 \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-502535-0 \|url=https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 }}</ref> If, for instance, in an agricultural field, the [[mineralogy\|mineralogic composition]] and the [[soil structure\|structure]] of its soil are similar to those of an undisturbed forest soil, but the structure is quite different.

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	* Universal [[natural resource]]s and [[phenomenon\|physical phenomena]] that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water and climate, as well as [[energy]], [[radiation]], [[electric charge]] and [[magnetism]], not originating from civilized human actions.		* Universal [[natural resource]]s and [[phenomenon\|physical phenomena]] that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water and climate, as well as [[energy]], [[radiation]], [[electric charge]] and [[magnetism]], not originating from civilized human actions.

	In contrast to the natural environment is the [[built environment]]. Built environments are where humans have fundamentally transformed landscapes such as urban settings and agricultural [[land development\|land conversion]], the natural environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud [[hut]] or a [[photovoltaic system]] in the [[desert]], the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide a better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence [[beaver dam]]s and the works of [[mound-building termites]] are thought of as natural.		In contrast to the natural environment is the [[built environment]]. Built environments are where humans have fundamentally transformed landscapes such as urban settings and agricultural [[land development\|land conversion]], the natural environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud [[hut]] or a [[photovoltaic system]] in the [[desert]], the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence [[beaver dam]]s and the works of [[mound-building termites]] are thought of as natural.

	People cannot find ''absolutely natural'' environments on Earth, and naturalness usually varies in a continuum, from 100% natural in one extreme to 0% natural in the other. The massive environmental changes of humanity in the [[Anthropocene]] have fundamentally effected all natural environments including: [[climate change]], [[biodiversity loss]] and pollution from [[Plastic pollution\|plastic]] and [[Pollution\|other chemicals]] in the [[Air pollution\|air]] and [[Water pollution\|water]]. More precisely, we can consider the different aspects or components of an environment, and see that their degree of naturalness is not uniform.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Donald \|last=Symons \|title=The Evolution of Human Sexuality \|page=[https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 31] \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|year=1979 \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-502535-0 \|url=https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 }}</ref> If, for instance, in an agricultural field, the [[mineralogy\|mineralogic composition]] and the [[soil structure\|structure]] of its soil are similar to those of an undisturbed forest soil, but the structure is quite different.		People cannot find ''absolutely natural'' environments on Earth, and naturalness usually varies in a continuum, from 100% natural in one extreme to 0% natural in the other. The massive environmental changes of humanity in the [[Anthropocene]] have fundamentally effected all natural environments including: [[climate change]], [[biodiversity loss]] and pollution from [[Plastic pollution\|plastic]] and [[Pollution\|other chemicals]] in the [[Air pollution\|air]] and [[Water pollution\|water]]. More precisely, we can consider the different aspects or components of an environment, and see that their degree of naturalness is not uniform.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Donald \|last=Symons \|title=The Evolution of Human Sexuality \|page=[https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 31] \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|year=1979 \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-502535-0 \|url=https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 }}</ref> If, for instance, in an agricultural field, the [[mineralogy\|mineralogic composition]] and the [[soil structure\|structure]] of its soil are similar to those of an undisturbed forest soil, but the structure is quite different.

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 [[File:Sahara satellite hires.jpg|thumb|An image of the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]] from satellite. It is the world's largest hot desert and third-largest desert after the [[polar desert]]s.]]
 The concept of the ''natural environment'' can be distinguished as components:
 * Complete [[ecological unit]]s that function as natural systems without massive civilized human intervention, including all vegetation, [[microorganism]]s, [[soil]], [[rock (geology)|rocks]], plateaus, mountains, the [[atmosphere of Earth|atmosphere]] and [[list of natural phenomena|natural phenomena]] that occur within their boundaries and their nature.

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	* Universal [[natural resource]]s and [[phenomenon\|physical phenomena]] that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water and climate, as well as [[energy]], [[radiation]], [[electric charge]] and [[magnetism]], not originating from civilized human actions.		* Universal [[natural resource]]s and [[phenomenon\|physical phenomena]] that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water and climate, as well as [[energy]], [[radiation]], [[electric charge]] and [[magnetism]], not originating from civilized human actions.

	In contrast to the natural environment is the [[built environment]]. Built environments are where humans have fundamentally transformed landscapes such as urban settings and agricultural [[land development\|land conversion]], the natural environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud [[hut]] or a [[photovoltaic system]] in the [[desert]], the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence [[beaver dam]]s and the works of [[mound-building termites]] are thought of as natural.		In contrast to the natural environment is the [[built environment]]. Built environments are where humans have fundamentally transformed landscapes such as urban settings and agricultural [[land development\|land conversion]], the natural environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud [[hut]] or a [[photovoltaic system]] in the [[desert]], the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide a better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence [[beaver dam]]s and the works of [[mound-building termites]] are thought of as natural.

	People cannot find ''absolutely natural'' environments on Earth, and naturalness usually varies in a continuum, from 100% natural in one extreme to 0% natural in the other. The massive environmental changes of humanity in the [[Anthropocene]] have fundamentally effected all natural environments including: [[climate change]], [[biodiversity loss]] and pollution from [[Plastic pollution\|plastic]] and [[Pollution\|other chemicals]] in the [[Air pollution\|air]] and [[Water pollution\|water]]. More precisely, we can consider the different aspects or components of an environment, and see that their degree of naturalness is not uniform.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Donald \|last=Symons \|title=The Evolution of Human Sexuality \|page=[https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 31] \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|year=1979 \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-502535-0 \|url=https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 }}</ref> If, for instance, in an agricultural field, the [[mineralogy\|mineralogic composition]] and the [[soil structure\|structure]] of its soil are similar to those of an undisturbed forest soil, but the structure is quite different.		People cannot find ''absolutely natural'' environments on Earth, and naturalness usually varies in a continuum, from 100% natural in one extreme to 0% natural in the other. The massive environmental changes of humanity in the [[Anthropocene]] have fundamentally effected all natural environments including: [[climate change]], [[biodiversity loss]] and pollution from [[Plastic pollution\|plastic]] and [[Pollution\|other chemicals]] in the [[Air pollution\|air]] and [[Water pollution\|water]]. More precisely, we can consider the different aspects or components of an environment, and see that their degree of naturalness is not uniform.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Donald \|last=Symons \|title=The Evolution of Human Sexuality \|page=[https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 31] \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|year=1979 \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-502535-0 \|url=https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 }}</ref> If, for instance, in an agricultural field, the [[mineralogy\|mineralogic composition]] and the [[soil structure\|structure]] of its soil are similar to those of an undisturbed forest soil, but the structure is quite different.

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	* Universal [[natural resource]]s and [[phenomenon\|physical phenomena]] that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water and climate, as well as [[energy]], [[radiation]], [[electric charge]] and [[magnetism]], not originating from civilized human actions.		* Universal [[natural resource]]s and [[phenomenon\|physical phenomena]] that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water and climate, as well as [[energy]], [[radiation]], [[electric charge]] and [[magnetism]], not originating from civilized human actions.

	In contrast to the natural environment is the [[built environment]]. Built environments are where humans have fundamentally transformed landscapes such as urban settings and agricultural [[land development\|land conversion]], the natural environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud [[hut]] or a [[photovoltaic system]] in the [[desert]], the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide a better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence [[beaver dam]]s and the works of [[mound-building termites]] are thought of as natural.		In contrast to the natural environment is the [[built environment]]. Built environments are where humans have fundamentally transformed landscapes such as urban settings and agricultural [[land development\|land conversion]], the natural environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud [[hut]] or a [[photovoltaic system]] in the [[desert]], the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence [[beaver dam]]s and the works of [[mound-building termites]] are thought of as natural.

	People cannot find ''absolutely natural'' environments on Earth, and naturalness usually varies in a continuum, from 100% natural in one extreme to 0% natural in the other. The massive environmental changes of humanity in the [[Anthropocene]] have fundamentally effected all natural environments including: [[climate change]], [[biodiversity loss]] and pollution from [[Plastic pollution\|plastic]] and [[Pollution\|other chemicals]] in the [[Air pollution\|air]] and [[Water pollution\|water]]. More precisely, we can consider the different aspects or components of an environment, and see that their degree of naturalness is not uniform.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Donald \|last=Symons \|title=The Evolution of Human Sexuality \|page=[https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 31] \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|year=1979 \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-502535-0 \|url=https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 }}</ref> If, for instance, in an agricultural field, the [[mineralogy\|mineralogic composition]] and the [[soil structure\|structure]] of its soil are similar to those of an undisturbed forest soil, but the structure is quite different.		People cannot find ''absolutely natural'' environments on Earth, and naturalness usually varies in a continuum, from 100% natural in one extreme to 0% natural in the other. The massive environmental changes of humanity in the [[Anthropocene]] have fundamentally effected all natural environments including: [[climate change]], [[biodiversity loss]] and pollution from [[Plastic pollution\|plastic]] and [[Pollution\|other chemicals]] in the [[Air pollution\|air]] and [[Water pollution\|water]]. More precisely, we can consider the different aspects or components of an environment, and see that their degree of naturalness is not uniform.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Donald \|last=Symons \|title=The Evolution of Human Sexuality \|page=[https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 31] \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|year=1979 \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-502535-0 \|url=https://archive.org/details/evolutionofhuman00dona/page/31 }}</ref> If, for instance, in an agricultural field, the [[mineralogy\|mineralogic composition]] and the [[soil structure\|structure]] of its soil are similar to those of an undisturbed forest soil, but the structure is quite different.

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