Environment and Society
Across
- 1. The number of deaths per 1,000 of a population each year.
- 4. solid, liquid, or gas wastes that are poisonous
- 5. The number of births per 1,000 of a population each year.
- 6. The loss or destruction of trees.
- 7. The creation of products.
- 11. A slow warming of the earth caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
- 14. dangerous
- 15. The rate of cooling as a result of wind or air movement.
- 16. Harmful substances found in the environment.
- 17. All thunderstorms create this.
- 18. These originate over the Pacific Ocean.
- 19. Shows the things found or produced in an area.
- 20. A shaking and trembling of the earth.
Down
- 2. These originate over the Atlantic Ocean.
- 3. The change in climate due to elevation.
- 8. These grow at the highest elevations.
- 9. A natural disaster in which there is a long period of extreme dryness and water shortage.
- 10. Countries with a low standard of living and little industry.
- 12. This occurs when a flowing body of water such as rivers, streams, and creeks overflow the banks.
- 13. The use of tools and skills to make life easier.