Environment
Across
- 4. Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- 5. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- 6. perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- 8. the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- 9. A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
- 11. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- 13. All the water on earth
- 15. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- 16. The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- 18. An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
- 19. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- 21. hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- 22. part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- 23. the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- 24. supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
Down
- 1. Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- 2. The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- 3. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- 10. Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth.
- 12. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- 14. meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- 17. Release of harmful materials into the environment
- 20. Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.