Environment and Sustainability
Across
- 2. Natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
- 6. All external conditions, factors, matter, and energy, living and nonliving, that affect any living organism or other specified system.
- 8. Damage to or destruction of the natural environment
- 10. Maintenance of a resource in its present condition, with as little human impact as possible.
- 13. Renewable resources such as plants, animals, and soil provided by natural capital.
- 15. Natural Resource produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans
- 16. Natural resources and ecosystem services that keep us and other species alive and support our economies
- 18. Social movement dedicated to protecting Earth and its resources.
- 19. Worldview that holds that all species have values as participating members of the biosphere, regardless of their potential or actual use for humans.
- 21. Natural that will not run out, no matter how much of it people use (ex. solar)
Down
- 1. Contamination of the environment by any chemical or agent, such as noise or thermal energy, at levels considered harmful to the health, survival, or activities of organisms.
- 3. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- 4. A specific source of pollution that can be identified
- 5. Worldview that says humans are part of, and dependent on, nature and that the earth's life support system exists for all species.
- 7. Material or energy source in nature that is essential or useful to humans.
- 9. A widely spread source of pollution that is difficult to link to a specific point of origin
- 11. The Ecological ___________ measures of how much an individual consumes, expressed in area of land
- 12. Capacity of Earth's natural systems that support life (including human social systems) to maintain stability or to adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely.
- 14. An ecosystem ___________ is a function performed by an ecosystem that directly or indirectly benefits humans (ex. nutrient cycling, natural pest control, and natural purification of air and water)
- 17. Environmental ____________ are human beliefs about what is right or wrong with how we treat the environment.
- 20. Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment