"Terrestrial environments" refer to the places on Earth where land exists, such as forests, deserts, mountains, and grasslands. It signifies the habitats and conditions found on land rather than in water or the air. Full definition
Or how a 500 year old man and his 3 sons were able to construct a 450 foot boat with every kind of terrestrial environment in the world to support every kind of animal in the world. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
While primitive ceremonial sites were once consecrated in terrestrial environments like caves and forests, or even accessed through use of ritual hallucinogenic agents, over time our ability and even our desire to connect with these spaces has been amputated. (andrearosengallery.com)
Some production notes state that «The appearance of the third monolith, Kubrick has explained, sends space voyager Bowman «on a journey through inner and outer space and finally... to where he's placed in a human zoo approximating a hospitable terrestrial environment drawn out of his own dreams and imagination. (dvdmg.com)