Environment and Global Issues August 2017
Across
- 2. a migrating bird
- 3. a time spent away from home and work for rest and pleasure
- 5. calm and free from disturbance
- 9. the sometimes explosive ejection of lava, ash or smoke from a volcano
- 10. no longer in existence
- 13. a person who does not eat meat or fish
- 14. this needs to be preserved and protected
- 15. a sudden violent moving of the ground as a result of tectonic or volcanic movements
- 16. conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources
- 19. a type of holiday where you volunteer your time and knowledge for a good cause
- 21. a lake in Central Asia, now dried up
- 22. a slowly moving body or river of ice
- 25. adj - the ability to accept or tolerate problems without becoming annoyed
- 26. a long, high sea wave
- 27. a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air
Down
- 1. to convert waste into reusable materials
- 4. a large floating body of frozen water
- 6. animals or species seriously at risk of extinction
- 7. tired, worn out or depleted
- 8. a beetle, cockroach, or butterfly
- 11. huge amounts of this are dumped into the ocean by humans
- 12. preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment and of wildlife
- 17. an area of countryside, or occasionally sea or fresh water, protected by the state for the enjoyment of the general public or the preservation of wildlife
- 18. the presence of harmful or poisonous substances in the environment
- 20. the materials and reserves of a land or a country r.g. fuel or minerals
- 23. rubbish left by people usually while on holiday climbing or walking in scenic or beautiful places
- 24. something that is good for you