Chapter 12 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. The ability of a system, community, or ecosystem to withstand, adapt to, and recover from disturbances or adverse conditions, such as natural disasters or climate change.
  2. 5. A long-term alteration in Earth's climate patterns, especially significant changes in temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns, largely driven by human activities such as burning fossil fuels.
Down
  1. 1. A community of living organisms (plants, animals, and microbes) interacting with each other and with their non-living environment (such as air, water, and soil) in a specific area
  2. 2. The variety and variability of life forms within a given ecosystem, region, or on the entire Earth, including the diversity of species, genes, and ecosystems.
  3. 4. A natural event or process—such as an earthquake, hurricane, flood, or volcanic eruption—that poses a threat to human life, property, or the environment.