Caroline Allison, Unit 1 Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. (1.6) The area of land and water required to sustainably provide all the resources at the rate at which they are being consumed by a given population
  2. 6. (1.7) The addition of a substance or an agent to an environment through human activity, at a rate greater than that at which it can be rendered harmless by the environment, and which has an appreciable effect on the organisms in the environment
  3. 8. (1.6) The yield obtained from natural resources
  4. 12. (1.6) An estimate of an ecosystem's production of natural resources but also of its absorption and cycling of materials in biogeochemical cycles like the carbon cycle
  5. 13. (1.7) Contaminants from numerous widely dispersed origins
  6. 15. (1.6) Natural resources that can supply a natural income of goods or services
  7. 18. (1.6) The number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation
  8. 20. (1.1)A worldview that shapes the way an individual or group of people perceives and evaluates environmental issues
Down
  1. 1. (1.7) Contaminants from a single clearly identifiable site
  2. 2. (1.?) A measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen required to break down the organic material in a given volume of water through aerobic biological activity
  3. 3. (1.4) Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
  4. 4. (1.7) When lakes, estuaries and coastal waters receive inputs of nutrients (nitrates and phosphates), which results in an excess growth of plants and phytoplankton
  5. 7. (1.6) The day when humanity's demand for ecological resources and services is greater than the Earth's ability to regenerate those resources in a given year
  6. 9. (1.4) A report completed before development to assess the environmental, social and economic impacts of the project, predicting and evaluating possible impacts and suggesting mitigation strategies for the project
  7. 10. (1.1) Puts ecology and nature as central to humanity and emphasizes a less materialistic approach to life with greater self sufficiency of societies
  8. 11. (1.4) The use and management of resources that allows full natural replacement of the resources exploited and full recovery of the ecosystems affected by their extraction and use
  9. 14. (1.10) Less economically developed country
  10. 16. (1.1) Argues humans must sustainably manage the global system through use of taxes, environmental regulations and legislation
  11. 17. (1.10) More economically developed country
  12. 19. (1.1) Argues that technological developments can provide solutions to environmental problems