Geography

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Across
  1. 2. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meed their own needs
  2. 7. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
  3. 8. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  4. 9. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  5. 12. The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
  6. 14. The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg. food
  7. 16. Perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
  8. 19. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
  9. 20. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
  10. 21. Hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
  11. 23. An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
  12. 24. Supports life on earth without requiring human action eg. decomposition
Down
  1. 1. Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock or wild species
  2. 3. Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for out benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth
  3. 4. The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. 5. Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
  5. 6. Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
  6. 10. Part of earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
  7. 11. The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
  8. 13. A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
  9. 15. The ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
  10. 17. All the water on earth
  11. 18. Release of harmful materials into the environment
  12. 22. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates