Geo crossword

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Across
  1. 1. A large naturally occurring population of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
  2. 3. flow Also known as the nutrient cycle, the process of nutrients moving between different areas on Earth
  3. 6. Something related to or derived from living matter
  4. 7. A step like raised portion of land that is flat or gently sloping, meaning that crops can be grown in this area
  5. 8. A measure of the earth’s reflectivity in comparison to the sun’s energy
  6. 9. definition of food security When all people have reliable access to sufficient, affordable, nutritious food to support a healthy life.
  7. 10. The general weather conditions in an area
  8. 12. The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or another planet occupied by living organisms.
  9. 14. radiation Commonly known as sunlight, defines the radiation emitted by the sun
  10. 15. The unit used to represent the amount of atmospheric pressure
  11. 17. The variety of plant and animal life in a given habitat, it is better if biodiversity is higher
  12. 19. Land ploughed but left without being sown to increase fertility or avoid surplus production
  13. 21. equilibrium A rate at which two opposing reactions are equal, meaning that the ratio of reactants to products remains unchanged
  14. 22. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  15. 23. revolution A large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of artificial fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties.
  16. 25. The capacity for Earth’s biosphere and human civilisations (current and future) to co-exist
  17. 27. The breeding and harvesting of aquatic species in an aquatic environment
  18. 29. grabbing An acquisition of land done for gain, usually by force
Down
  1. 2. The act of growing a single crop in a field at a time
  2. 4. The supply of water to supplement crop growth on fields (usually done through channels)
  3. 5. stocks The amount of food present in an area of land
  4. 11. Agriculture conducted on a commercial basis
  5. 13. cycle The cycle that describes the movement of water on, above, and below the surface of Earth.
  6. 16. The measure of the amount of salt in water
  7. 18. A species being native to a single defined geographic location
  8. 20. modified foods Foods produced from plants or animals who have had their DNA modified by genetic engineering
  9. 24. A coordinate that specifies the north south position of a region on the surface of Earth
  10. 26. Lines joining places of equal atmospheric pressure
  11. 28. rotation The idea of growing a different type of crop in the same area as growing seasons change over the year