| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | academic atmosphere | Mood and conditions in academia |
| 2. | academic milieu | Academic surroundings and influences |
| 3. | ambient conditions | Surrounding physical conditions |
| 4. | ambient context | Surrounding context or conditions |
| 5. | ambient world | Surrounding world or conditions |
| 6. | artistic milieu | Artistic surroundings and influences |
| 7. | atmosphere | General mood or surrounding conditions |
| 8. | backdrop | Background setting for events |
| 9. | background | Surrounding circumstances or setting |
| 10. | biome | Large ecological region |
| 11. | biosphere | Earth’s living systems collectively |
| 12. | business atmosphere | Mood and conditions in business |
| 13. | business climate | Prevailing business conditions |
| 14. | circumstances | Conditions surrounding a situation |
| 15. | classroom setting | Conditions in a classroom |
| 16. | climate | Prevailing conditions or mood |
| 17. | conditions | Circumstances affecting a situation |
| 18. | context | Circumstances surrounding an event or idea |
| 19. | cultural atmosphere | Prevailing cultural mood or context |
| 20. | cultural climate | Prevailing cultural conditions |
| 21. | cultural setting | Cultural context of something |
| 22. | developmental context | Growth-related circumstances surrounding something |
| 23. | domestic milieu | Home-related surroundings and influences |
| 24. | economic climate | Prevailing economic conditions |
| 25. | economic context | Economic circumstances surrounding something |
| 26. | ecosystem | Community of organisms and surroundings |
| 27. | emotional climate | Prevailing emotional atmosphere |
| 28. | environs | Surrounding area, especially nearby |
| 29. | external conditions | Outside circumstances affecting something |
| 30. | family atmosphere | Mood and conditions within a family |
| 31. | field | Area or sphere of activity |
| 32. | geographical context | Geographic circumstances surrounding something |
| 33. | habitat | Natural home of an organism |
| 34. | habitation | Place or conditions of living |
| 35. | historical context | Historical circumstances surrounding something |
| 36. | home atmosphere | Mood and conditions at home |
| 37. | home ground | Familiar surrounding area or setting |
| 38. | home range | Area an animal normally uses |
| 39. | home setting | Conditions in a home |
| 40. | immediate surroundings | Nearest surrounding conditions or objects |
| 41. | institutional climate | Prevailing conditions within an institution |
| 42. | institutional context | Institutional circumstances surrounding something |
| 43. | intellectual climate | Prevailing ideas and attitudes |
| 44. | intellectual milieu | Intellectual surroundings and influences |
| 45. | landscape | Visible features of an area |
| 46. | learning setting | Context where learning happens |
| 47. | life zone | Region defined by living conditions |
| 48. | literary milieu | Literary surroundings and influences |
| 49. | locale | Place where something happens |
| 50. | locality | A particular place or area |
| 51. | macrohabitat | Large-scale habitat |
| 52. | matrix | Surrounding structure or medium |
| 53. | medium | Surrounding substance or channel |
| 54. | microhabitat | Small specialized habitat |
| 55. | milieu | Social or cultural surroundings |
| 56. | moral climate | Prevailing moral attitudes |
| 57. | native habitat | Original natural home |
| 58. | natural habitat | Usual home in nature |
| 59. | natural setting | Unbuilt surroundings or context |
| 60. | natural world | Plants, animals, land, and air |
| 61. | nature | The natural world |
| 62. | neighborhood | Surrounding local area |
| 63. | office atmosphere | Mood and conditions in an office |
| 64. | office setting | Conditions in an office |
| 65. | operating context | Conditions in which something functions |
| 66. | organizational climate | Prevailing workplace conditions and mood |
| 67. | organizational context | Organizational circumstances surrounding something |
| 68. | outdoors | Open-air natural surroundings |
| 69. | physical setting | Material surroundings of something |
| 70. | place | Particular location or setting |
| 71. | political atmosphere | Prevailing political mood or context |
| 72. | political climate | Prevailing political conditions |
| 73. | professional milieu | Professional surroundings and influences |
| 74. | psychological atmosphere | Mental or emotional surrounding mood |
| 75. | quarters | Living or working surroundings |
| 76. | range | Area inhabited or used |
| 77. | rural milieu | Countryside social surroundings |
| 78. | rural setting | Countryside surroundings or context |
| 79. | scene | Place or social setting |
| 80. | school setting | Conditions in a school |
| 81. | setting | Place or context where something occurs |
| 82. | social climate | Prevailing social mood or conditions |
| 83. | social setting | Surroundings for social interaction |
| 84. | surround | Area or conditions around something |
| 85. | surrounding area | Area around a place |
| 86. | surroundings | Things and conditions around someone |
| 87. | terrain | Physical character of land |
| 88. | territory | Area under certain conditions |
| 89. | the field | Real-world working setting |
| 90. | townscape | Town’s visible surroundings |
| 91. | urban milieu | City social surroundings |
| 92. | urban setting | City surroundings or context |
| 93. | vicinity | Nearby area around a place |
| 94. | work atmosphere | Mood and conditions at work |
| 95. | work setting | Conditions and place of work |
| 96. | working context | Conditions in which work occurs |
| 97. | workplace | Setting where people work |
| 98. | workspace | Area or setting for work |
| 99. | world | A person’s sphere or surroundings |
| 100. | zone | Area with distinct conditions |
