Environmental Change and Management

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