Earth Day Quiz

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Across
  1. 3. Most rAINForests occur in _______ regions of the world.
  2. 5. Most environmentALISTS AGRee on four generAL principles: protection of the environment, democrACY, SOCIAL justice, AND _________.
  3. 7. Much of the world’s AIR, wATer AND LAND is now PARTIALLY poisoned by ___ wASTes.
  4. 8. _____ACtivities HAVe severely disrupted the rAINForests of the world.
  5. 11. Ecology EMPHASIZES the dependence of every form of life on other living things AND on the NATURAL __________ in its environment, such AS AIR, soil AND wATer.
  6. 12. The melting of LAND BASED ice contributes to SEA level rise AND____ EXPANSION of the OCEANS.
  7. 13. Forests, grASSLANDS, wildlife AND soil ARe exAMPLES of resources.
Down
  1. 1. EARTH DAy wAS designed AS AN “environmentAL tEACH-IN” THAT would educATe PARTICIPANts in the importANCE of environmentAL ______ .
  2. 2. Fossil fuels ARe _________ resources.
  3. 4. The reduction of the EARTH’S resources HAS been closely linked to the rise in HUMAN ________ .
  4. 6. _____ is study of the wAys in which orgANISMS interACt with their environment.
  5. 9. One mitigATION strATegy THAT most economists consider essenTIAL to COMBATING GLOBAL wARMING is putting A price on _____.
  6. 10. ExtERNAL recycling is the _____ of MATERIALS from A product THAT HAS been worn out or rendered obsolete.