Geography 304 Exam 1 Practice

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Across
  1. 4. description of what happens in nature repeatedly, without known exception (e.g. gravity)
  2. 6. a large region of similar climatic conditions, with communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms
  3. 7. natural ________ = natural resources + natural services
  4. 10. an educated guess, testable
  5. 13. the environmental science focusing on relationships between organisms and their environment
  6. 14. the process of scientists critically examining and testing each other's research and hypotheses
Down
  1. 1. The most recent “ice age” is called the __________________Epoch.
  2. 2. the addition of more waste to a resource than it can accommodate
  3. 3. something useful that occurs naturally
  4. 5. the circulation of chemicals necessary for life; from the environment through organisms, back to the environment
  5. 8. Which of the three scientific Principles of Sustainability refers to the variety of life in the world (or in an ecosystem).
  6. 9. a well-tested hypothesis, accepted by most scientists
  7. 11. A grassland biome with scattered trees. Giraffes and lions roam the African ___________.
  8. 12. community of species interacting with each other, as well as the chemical and physical aspects of their environment