Enviromental Vocabulary words

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Across
  1. 4. – Cultivation of a single crop over a large area.
  2. 5. – Leaving one's country to live elsewhere.
  3. 7. – Standard of health, comfort, and happiness.
  4. 8. – Air pollution from smoke and fog.
  5. 10. – Oxygen molecule protecting Earth from UV radiation.
  6. 11. – Economic factors influencing supply and demand.
  7. 14. – Average number of children born per woman.
  8. 15. – Transformation of fertile land into desert.
  9. 17. – Variety of living species in an area.
  10. 19. – Extraction of minerals and resources from the earth.
  11. 23. – Spread of urban development into rural areas.
  12. 26. – Relationship between product availability and consumer desire.
  13. 27. – Removal of salt from seawater for drinking or irrigation.
  14. 30. – Number of deaths per 1,000 people annually.
  15. 31. – Organisms genetically engineered for specific traits.
  16. 33. – Ability to reproduce; number of offspring produced.
  17. 34. – Per person; average per individual.
  18. 36. – Study of resource allocation, production, and consumption.
  19. 39. – Cleaning used water before releasing or reusing it.
  20. 41. – Excessive nutrients in water, causing plant growth and oxygen depletion.
  21. 43. – Number of births per 1,000 people annually.
  22. 44. – Substance that contaminates air, water, or soil.
  23. 46. – Diseases spread through the air.
  24. 47. – Using resources so they remain available for the future.
  25. 48. – Build-up of toxins in organisms higher up the food chain.
Down
  1. 1. – Measure of human demand on natural resources.
  2. 2. – Diseases spread through contaminated water.
  3. 3. – Management and care of forests.
  4. 6. – Materials or assets used to meet needs.
  5. 8. – A group of people sharing culture and institutions.
  6. 9. – Increased agricultural output due to new technologies.
  7. 12. – Warming caused by gases trapping heat in the atmosphere.
  8. 13. – Methods for manipulating genetic material.
  9. 16. – Catching fish for food or recreation.
  10. 18. – Total value of a country’s goods and services, including overseas earnings.
  11. 20. – Introduction of harmful substances into the environment.
  12. 21. – Growth of cities as people move from rural areas.
  13. 22. – Raising livestock, such as cattle or sheep.
  14. 24. – Increase in number of people in a population.
  15. 25. – Illnesses caused by fungi.
  16. 28. – Reduction of ozone in the atmosphere, increasing UV exposure.
  17. 29. – Processes to make water safe for consumption.
  18. 32. – Tools and methods used in healthcare.
  19. 33. – Sudden, large deaths of fish in a water body.
  20. 35. – Growing crops and raising animals for food and resources.
  21. 36. – Principles of right and wrong behavior.
  22. 37. – Changes in population birth and death rates as a society develops.
  23. 38. – To make steady or prevent sudden changes.
  24. 40. – Moving into a country to live there permanently.
  25. 42. – Long-term shifts in Earth’s climate patterns.
  26. 45. – Related to education or scholarly activities.
  27. 46. – Rain made acidic by pollutants, harming environments.